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[* woman vocalizing *]
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Take one.
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Take one.
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- Hey, y'all--
- We're the Kingdom.
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Hey, I'm Jordan Feliz.
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The Bonner Family.
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I'm Leanna Crawford.
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We are Dawson Hollow.
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Hey, I'm Phil Wickham.
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We're Brian and Katie Torwalt.
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We are Maverick City Music.
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- This is Joel & Luke here
with King & Country
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I'm Brandon Lake.
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Hi, I'm Matt Maher.
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And we're Cain.
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- Christmas as a kid,
it always felt magical.
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Feeling the gravity
as an adult of knowing
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that the magic is,
God is here.
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- This is the start of God
being with us.
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That hope arrived,
love arrived.
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Knowing that Christ was born
as the lowliest of the low.
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What a breathtaking start
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to the most amazing story
ever been told.
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People must know
about it.
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[* soft piano *]
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* Silent night *
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* Holy night *
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* All is calm *
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* All is bright *
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* Round yon virgin *
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* Mother and Child *
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* Holy Infant *
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* So tender and mild *
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* Sleep in heavenly peace *
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* Sleep in heavenly peace *
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* *
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* Silent night *
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* Holy night *
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* Shepherds quake *
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* At the sight *
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* Glories stream *
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* From heaven afar *
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* Heavenly hosts sing *
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* Alleluia *
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* Christ the Savior
is born *
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* Christ the Savior
is born *
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* *
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* Holy *
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* Holy *
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* Hope in a manger *
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* For you and for me *
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* Bow down *
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* And worship *
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* Come rest your eyes
on the King *
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* Jesus
our heavenly peace *
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* *
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* - Silent night *
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* Holy night *
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* Son of God *
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* Love's pure light *
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* Radiant beams *
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* From Thy holy face *
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* With the dawn *
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* Of redeeming grace *
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* Jesus Lord,
at Thy birth *
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* Jesus Lord,
at Thy birth *
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* Oh, holy *
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* Oh... *
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* Holy *
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* You are holy *
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* Hope in a manger *
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* For you and for me *
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* Oh, bow down *
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* Worship *
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* Come rest your eyes
on the King *
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* Jesus,
our heavenly peace *
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* Jesus, our heavenly *
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* Peace **
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- Hey, there,
Dallas Jenkins here.
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And welcome to
"Christmas with The Chosen."
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I'm on our incredible set
here in Utah,
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where we filmed
half of Season 2
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and all of tonight's event,
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including the special episode
coming up soon.
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You're going to see
some great stuff tonight.
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We've got some of
our favorite musicians
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bringing you new and classic
Christmas songs,
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all pointing
towards a celebration.
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You'll also hear
beautiful monologues
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featuring four of the iconic
names of God from the Bible,
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and why they matter
to us today.
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There are so many cool things
about tonight,
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and it means a lot
that you're here with us.
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Christmas is by far
my favorite season.
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I believe
the birth of Christ
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is the single greatest event
in human history.
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My favorite movie
of all time is
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"It's a Wonderful Life,"
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the first film I ever directed
is a Christmas film,
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and as you hopefully know,
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"The Chosen" was actually
launched by "The Shepherd,"
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a short film I made for my
church's Christmas Eve service
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on my friend's farm
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20 minutes from my house
in Illinois.
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In that little film
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that became the pilot episode
of "The Chosen,"
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there's a line
near the end
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where the shepherd says to Mary
and Joseph three great words,
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"People must know."
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- People must know,
people must know.
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People must know.
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- That's a simple
but important truth,
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which ultimately leads
to what I know you're eager for,
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a very special Christmas episode
of "The Chosen."
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And that episode
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is all about the reality
of the birth of Jesus,
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to portray,
as authentically as possible,
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what it might have been like
for Mary and Joseph.
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Authenticity is what
we're after tonight.
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It's our number one goal
with "The Chosen,"
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to show the world
the authentic Jesus.
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It's why we chose the musicians
we did tonight.
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They all share our passion
to get rid of the artificial
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and some of the walls
we've put up between us,
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and also between ourselves
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and what actually happened
on that night
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so that you can focus
solely on the One
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who is the reason
we're all here.
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So what's our response
to all that,
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to all the great songs,
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to understanding
the incredible names of God,
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to the story of what actually
happened on that simple night,
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where two overwhelmed peasants
stuck in a stable
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brought the Son of God
into the world?
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People must know.
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If you don't already
passionately believe that,
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I'm confident
you will
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by the time
you leave here tonight.
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I'm so glad you're here
and Merry Christmas.
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PHIL WICKHAM:
* Angels we have heard on high *
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* Sweetly singing
o'er the plains *
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* And the mountains
in reply *
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* Echoing
their joyous strains *
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* Gloria *
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* Gloria *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* Gloria *
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* Gloria *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* Ooh *
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* Shepherds
why this jubilee *
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* Why your joyous strains
prolong *
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* What the gladsome
tidings be *
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* *
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* Which inspire
your heavenly song *
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* Singing *
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* Gloria *
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* Gloria *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* Gloria *
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* Gloria *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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[* piano interlude *]
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* Come to Bethlehem
and see *
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* Him whose birth
the angels sing *
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* Come adore
on bended knee *
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* Christ, the Lord,
the newborn King *
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* Singing, gloria *
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* Gloria *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* Gloria *
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* Gloria *
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* In excelsis Deo *
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* In excelsis Deo **
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* - The night was like
no other night *
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* *
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* As the world lay
fast asleep *
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* *
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* The wise men
followed heaven's light *
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* *
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* Through a desert
dark and deep *
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* *
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* To a stable that echoed
with baby's cries *
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* And they fell
to their knees *
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* By the manger side,
singing *
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* Holy, holy,
hallelujah, our King *
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* You're the One
who sets the world free *
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* *
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* Holy, holy,
earth and heaven will sing *
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* Hallelujah,
hallelujah, our King *
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* *
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* We're a million miles
from Bethlehem *
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* *
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* But the story
is still the same *
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* *
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* And when peace on earth
is hard to find *
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* *
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* Yeah, we still
cry out His name *
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* Lord,
we know who you are *
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* And who You've been *
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* So we fall on our knees
at Your feet again, singing *
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* Holy, holy,
hallelujah, our King *
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* You're the One
who sets the world free *
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* *
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* Holy, holy,
earth and heaven will sing *
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* Hallelujah,
hallelujah, our King *
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* Yeah *
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* *
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* Ohh, yeah *
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* *
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* Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh *
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* - Oh, oh, oh *
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* Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh *
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* - Hallelujah,
hope has arrived *
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* Love took a breath
and we came alive *
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* Hallelujah, Jesus has come,
we bow before Him *
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* Hallelujah,
hope has arrived *
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* Love took a breath
and we came alive *
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* Hallelujah, Jesus has come,
we bow before Him, singing *
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* Holy, holy,
hallelujah, our King *
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* You're the One
who sets the world free *
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* *
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* Holy, holy,
earth and heaven will sing *
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* Hallelujah,
hallelujah, our King *
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* *
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* Holy, holy, *
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* Hallelujah, our King **
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[bell tolls]
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GIAVANI CAIRO:
You know that feeling
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when the electricity
cuts out unexpectedly
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and you are plunged
into sudden darkness?
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[* soft background music *]
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As a child,
alone in your room,
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your first instinct
might be to cry out,
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"Mom! Dad!"
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Or maybe even God.
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Many thousands
of years ago,
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a woman named Hagar
did just that.
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The light of her life
was abruptly snuffed out
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when she found herself pregnant
under dubious circumstances...
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not unlike
someone else
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we'll be hearing
and singing about tonight.
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She was frightened, alone,
and on the run...
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feeling invisible,
small, and abandoned.
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So Hagar cried out to God
for help,
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and when He
comforted her,
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she responded
in relief by calling Him,
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"Adonai El-Roi,"
the God Who Sees Me.
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Hagar felt seen
and known--
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which is all anyone
really wants--
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and it gave her the courage
to face her dire circumstances
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with the confidence
that God was with her,
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watching over her,
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never going to
let her go.
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Sixty-five generations
later,
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a prophet
named Malachi--
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whose name means
"My Messenger"--
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wrote down these words,
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"Behold,
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"I will send you
Elijah the prophet
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"before the great and awesome
Day of the Lord comes.
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"And he will turn the hearts
of fathers to their children
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"and the hearts of children
to their fathers,
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"lest I come
and strike the land
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with a decree
of utter destruction."
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And with that final word,
"destruction,"
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fittingly,
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[snaps fingers] [music stops]
the lights clicked off.
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The people of God
were plunged into darkness,
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as there would be no more words
from the prophets--
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God's messengers--
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for hundreds of years.
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The silence
cast a shadow over Israel
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that seemed to only deepen
when Alexander the Great
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rode in with his Macedonian army
and conquered Jerusalem,
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followed by
the Ptolemies of Egypt,
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the Syrian Seleucids,
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and finally Rome.
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Ruler after ruler,
oppressor after oppressor,
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it was hard to fathom
the name Adonai El-Roi--
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the God Who Sees Us.
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Was He really watching?
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Paying attention?
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Had He turned His face away
or shut His eyes?
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That's the thing
about being mortal.
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We can't see
in the dark.
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But God can.
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Somehow,
David knew this,
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and he wrote about it
in Psalms,
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"Even the darkness
is not dark to you.
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"The night
is bright as the day,
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for darkness
is as light with you."
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Even when we can't see God,
He sees us.
307
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Even when we can't see a way
forward through the night,
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He's preparing
a way.
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The oppression that crushed
the people of God
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during the 400 years
of silence
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made Israel feel small,
vulnerable, covered in blood,
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kicked out of the house
and told to sleep in the barn.
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Little did we know,
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the God Who Sees
even when we can't,
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was preparing a Savior
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who would arrive
the same way...
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small, vulnerable,
covered in blood,
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and hidden away
in a lowly stable
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on a cold night,
in a small town.
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FOR KING & COUNTRY:
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
321
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* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
322
00:20:07,290 --> 00:20:11,378
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
323
00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:15,799
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
324
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,552
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
325
00:20:19,594 --> 00:20:23,890
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
326
00:20:23,932 --> 00:20:27,977
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
327
00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:30,980
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
328
00:20:32,148 --> 00:20:36,152
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
329
00:20:36,194 --> 00:20:40,699
* Over the hills
and everywhere *
330
00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:43,993
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
331
00:20:44,035 --> 00:20:48,248
* That Jesus Christ
is born *
332
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* While shepherds
kept their watching *
333
00:20:52,293 --> 00:20:56,381
* O'er silent flocks
by night *
334
00:20:56,423 --> 00:21:00,427
* Behold,
throughout the heavens *
335
00:21:00,468 --> 00:21:03,805
* There shone
a holy light *
336
00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:09,227
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
337
00:21:09,269 --> 00:21:13,773
* Over the hills
and everywhere *
338
00:21:13,815 --> 00:21:17,068
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
339
00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:20,780
* That Jesus Christ
is born *
340
00:21:21,865 --> 00:21:25,702
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
341
00:21:25,744 --> 00:21:29,956
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
342
00:21:29,998 --> 00:21:34,127
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
343
00:21:34,169 --> 00:21:37,589
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
344
00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:41,760
* - The shepherds
feared and trembled *
345
00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:46,097
* When lo!
Above the earth *
346
00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:50,143
* Cried out
the angel chorus *
347
00:21:50,185 --> 00:21:53,813
* That hailed
our Savior's birth *
348
00:21:55,106 --> 00:21:58,818
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
349
00:21:58,860 --> 00:22:03,531
* Over the hills
and everywhere *
350
00:22:03,573 --> 00:22:06,618
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
351
00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:11,247
* That Jesus Christ
is born *
352
00:22:11,289 --> 00:22:15,418
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
353
00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:19,506
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
354
00:22:19,547 --> 00:22:23,635
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
355
00:22:23,677 --> 00:22:27,347
* Ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh *
356
00:22:27,389 --> 00:22:31,768
* - Down in
a lowly manger *
357
00:22:31,810 --> 00:22:36,147
* Our humble Christ
was born *
358
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:39,901
* And God sent us
salvation *
359
00:22:39,943 --> 00:22:43,571
* That precious
Christmas morn *
360
00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:46,491
* Oh, oh, oh *
361
00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:50,537
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
362
00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:55,250
* Over the hills
and everywhere *
363
00:22:55,291 --> 00:22:58,378
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
364
00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:02,132
* That Jesus Christ
is born *
365
00:23:02,173 --> 00:23:03,550
* Won't you go *
366
00:23:03,591 --> 00:23:07,220
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
367
00:23:07,262 --> 00:23:11,725
* Over the hills
and everywhere *
368
00:23:11,766 --> 00:23:14,853
* Go, tell it
on the mountain *
369
00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:18,857
* That Jesus Christ
is born *
370
00:23:18,898 --> 00:23:23,236
* That Jesus Christ
is born *
371
00:23:23,278 --> 00:23:29,451
* That Jesus Christ
is born **
372
00:23:32,746 --> 00:23:33,913
BRANDON LAKE:
When I think about Jesus
373
00:23:33,955 --> 00:23:35,707
and I think about
the Christmas story,
374
00:23:35,749 --> 00:23:39,961
I think people must know that
this is a miraculous story
375
00:23:40,003 --> 00:23:44,591
and that miracles are
just as present and alive
376
00:23:44,632 --> 00:23:47,594
and possible today
as they ever have been,
377
00:23:47,635 --> 00:23:49,554
because Jesus
is alive.
378
00:23:49,596 --> 00:23:51,598
- Going to church,
you hear the story of Jesus
379
00:23:51,639 --> 00:23:52,891
over and over again,
380
00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:56,102
and when we think
about that story,
381
00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:57,354
if someone asks me,
382
00:23:57,395 --> 00:24:00,106
"What must people know
about Christmas?"
383
00:24:00,148 --> 00:24:04,069
It's that reality that--
384
00:24:04,110 --> 00:24:06,154
that the Nativity
385
00:24:06,196 --> 00:24:09,908
isn't a piece of porcelain
that can be broken,
386
00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:13,620
that you have
to keep on a shelf.
387
00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:17,457
It's a very real encounter
with God,
388
00:24:17,499 --> 00:24:19,000
that He wants you
to roll up your sleeves
389
00:24:19,042 --> 00:24:21,252
and get down into
the middle of it with.
390
00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:22,879
I mean,
that's the gospel.
391
00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:26,299
And so, getting back to
the real heartbeat, if you will,
392
00:24:26,341 --> 00:24:27,926
of what people must know,
393
00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:31,304
I think--we think
people must know
394
00:24:31,346 --> 00:24:32,972
that there's this
incredible love story
395
00:24:33,014 --> 00:24:36,559
that God is engaging
with humanity
396
00:24:36,601 --> 00:24:38,019
through all of this.
397
00:24:38,061 --> 00:24:40,563
And this incredible love story
started with a baby
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00:24:40,605 --> 00:24:44,025
that literally turned BC
into AD.
399
00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:50,198
We must know that God is
offering each of us redemption
400
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,075
and a fresh start.
401
00:24:52,117 --> 00:24:55,495
- People must know
that God loves them,
402
00:24:55,537 --> 00:24:57,664
sent His Son
to save them,
403
00:24:57,706 --> 00:25:01,835
so that they can experience
what real living, real hope,
404
00:25:01,876 --> 00:25:05,922
real joy,
real humanity truly is.
405
00:25:07,132 --> 00:25:13,013
[* soft guitar *]
406
00:25:21,896 --> 00:25:25,066
* - All my words
fall short *
407
00:25:25,108 --> 00:25:26,526
* *
408
00:25:26,568 --> 00:25:29,404
* I've got nothing new *
409
00:25:29,446 --> 00:25:30,864
* *
410
00:25:30,905 --> 00:25:35,618
* How could I express *
411
00:25:35,660 --> 00:25:39,039
* All my gratitude? *
412
00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,373
* *
413
00:25:40,415 --> 00:25:43,335
* I could sing
these songs *
414
00:25:43,376 --> 00:25:44,669
* *
415
00:25:44,711 --> 00:25:47,881
* As I often do *
416
00:25:47,922 --> 00:25:49,507
* *
417
00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:53,887
* But every song
must end *
418
00:25:53,928 --> 00:25:57,265
* And You never do *
419
00:25:57,307 --> 00:25:58,558
* *
420
00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,686
* So I throw up
my hands *
421
00:26:01,728 --> 00:26:06,024
* And praise You
again and again *
422
00:26:06,066 --> 00:26:13,323
* 'Cause all that I have
is a hallelujah *
423
00:26:13,365 --> 00:26:17,410
* Hallelujah *
424
00:26:17,452 --> 00:26:19,621
* And I know
it's not much *
425
00:26:19,662 --> 00:26:24,584
* But I've nothing else
fit for a King *
426
00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:31,549
* Except for a heart
singing hallelujah *
427
00:26:31,591 --> 00:26:38,431
* Hallelujah *
428
00:26:38,473 --> 00:26:40,433
* *
429
00:26:40,475 --> 00:26:43,395
* I've got one response *
430
00:26:43,436 --> 00:26:44,729
* *
431
00:26:44,771 --> 00:26:47,982
* I've got
just one move *
432
00:26:48,024 --> 00:26:49,401
* *
433
00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:53,655
* With my arm
stretched wide *
434
00:26:53,697 --> 00:26:58,451
* I will worship You *
435
00:26:58,493 --> 00:27:01,496
* So I throw up
my hands *
436
00:27:01,538 --> 00:27:06,001
* And praise You
again and again *
437
00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:13,299
* 'Cause all that I have
is a hallelujah *
438
00:27:13,341 --> 00:27:16,970
* Hallelujah *
439
00:27:17,012 --> 00:27:19,723
* And I know
it's not much *
440
00:27:19,764 --> 00:27:24,394
* But I've nothing else
fit for a King *
441
00:27:24,436 --> 00:27:31,693
* Except for a heart
singing hallelujah *
442
00:27:31,735 --> 00:27:39,117
* Hallelujah *
443
00:27:42,037 --> 00:27:46,708
[* instrumental interlude *]
444
00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:51,921
* *
445
00:27:54,758 --> 00:27:56,718
* So, come on,
my soul *
446
00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,512
* Oh, don't you
get shy on me *
447
00:27:59,554 --> 00:28:01,348
* Lift up your song *
448
00:28:01,389 --> 00:28:06,186
* 'Cause you've got a lion
inside of those lungs *
449
00:28:06,227 --> 00:28:10,023
* Get up
and praise the Lord *
450
00:28:10,065 --> 00:28:12,776
* *
451
00:28:12,817 --> 00:28:15,070
* Oh, come on,
my soul *
452
00:28:15,111 --> 00:28:17,906
* Oh, don't you
get shy on me *
453
00:28:17,947 --> 00:28:20,033
* Lift up your song *
454
00:28:20,075 --> 00:28:24,746
* 'Cause you've got a lion
inside of those lungs *
455
00:28:24,788 --> 00:28:31,670
* Get up
and praise the Lord *
456
00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:33,880
* Come on, my soul *
457
00:28:33,922 --> 00:28:36,424
* Oh, don't you
get shy on me *
458
00:28:36,466 --> 00:28:38,385
* Lift up your song *
459
00:28:38,426 --> 00:28:43,098
* 'Cause you've got a lion
inside of those lungs *
460
00:28:43,139 --> 00:28:47,936
* Get up
and praise the Lord *
461
00:28:47,977 --> 00:28:56,403
* Hey-eh-eh-eh *
462
00:28:58,405 --> 00:29:02,909
* Praise the Lord *
463
00:29:02,951 --> 00:29:06,371
* Praise the Lord *
464
00:29:06,413 --> 00:29:07,580
* Yeah *
465
00:29:07,622 --> 00:29:12,293
* Ooh-ah-ooh *
466
00:29:12,335 --> 00:29:16,715
* Ooh-ahhh *
467
00:29:16,756 --> 00:29:21,636
* Praise the Lord *
468
00:29:21,678 --> 00:29:30,520
* Ah-ahhh-ooh *
469
00:29:30,562 --> 00:29:36,484
* Ah-ehh *
470
00:29:36,526 --> 00:29:39,904
* Aahhh *
471
00:29:40,905 --> 00:29:42,574
[* guitar and piano *]
472
00:29:44,826 --> 00:29:47,787
* So I throw up
my hands *
473
00:29:47,829 --> 00:29:52,459
* And praise You
again and again *
474
00:29:52,500 --> 00:30:00,300
* 'Cause all that I have
is a hallelujah *
475
00:30:00,342 --> 00:30:04,262
* Hallelujah *
476
00:30:04,304 --> 00:30:07,265
* And I know
it's not much *
477
00:30:07,307 --> 00:30:12,520
* But I've nothing else
fit for a King *
478
00:30:12,562 --> 00:30:20,528
* Except for a heart
singing hallelujah *
479
00:30:20,570 --> 00:30:29,871
* Hallelujah **
480
00:30:38,797 --> 00:30:45,095
[* soft piano *]
481
00:30:50,225 --> 00:30:53,895
* - Before You set
the age of time *
482
00:30:53,937 --> 00:30:57,607
* Foundations of the earth
and sky *
483
00:30:57,649 --> 00:30:59,109
* You saw it all *
484
00:30:59,150 --> 00:31:03,071
* You said that it
was good *
485
00:31:04,864 --> 00:31:08,118
* The joy was set
before your eyes *
486
00:31:08,159 --> 00:31:11,788
* You knew that You
would give Your life *
487
00:31:11,830 --> 00:31:13,790
* You saw it all *
488
00:31:13,832 --> 00:31:17,419
* You said that it
was good *
489
00:31:19,129 --> 00:31:22,799
* Behold,
behold the One *
490
00:31:22,841 --> 00:31:26,011
* Our love is come *
491
00:31:26,052 --> 00:31:29,931
* Behold,
behold the One *
492
00:31:29,973 --> 00:31:32,350
* Our King is come *
493
00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:37,230
* Then heavens wore,
the earth stood still
494
00:31:37,272 --> 00:31:40,734
His final breath,
He tore the veil *
495
00:31:40,775 --> 00:31:46,948
* The angels sang
holy is His name *
496
00:31:48,116 --> 00:31:51,619
* Defeated death,
He broke the grave *
497
00:31:51,661 --> 00:31:55,373
* Our hope returned,
the lost are saved *
498
00:31:55,415 --> 00:32:01,504
* We lift our voice
in never-ending praise *
499
00:32:02,756 --> 00:32:06,468
* Behold,
behold the One *
500
00:32:06,509 --> 00:32:09,721
* Our love is come *
501
00:32:09,763 --> 00:32:13,600
* Behold,
behold the One *
502
00:32:13,641 --> 00:32:16,770
* Our King is come *
503
00:32:16,811 --> 00:32:21,274
* Emmanuel *
504
00:32:21,316 --> 00:32:24,444
* God with us forever *
505
00:32:24,486 --> 00:32:28,281
* Emmanuel *
506
00:32:28,323 --> 00:32:31,618
* Savior of the world *
507
00:32:31,659 --> 00:32:35,413
* Emmanuel *
508
00:32:35,455 --> 00:32:42,420
* Emmanuel *
509
00:32:42,462 --> 00:32:46,091
* Emmanuel *
510
00:32:46,132 --> 00:32:48,343
* Ohh *
511
00:32:48,385 --> 00:32:54,057
[* instrumental music *]
512
00:32:56,142 --> 00:32:58,311
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
513
00:32:58,353 --> 00:33:04,401
* *
514
00:33:04,442 --> 00:33:08,697
* Ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh *
515
00:33:08,738 --> 00:33:11,491
* Oh, oh, oh, oh *
516
00:33:11,533 --> 00:33:15,245
* *
517
00:33:15,286 --> 00:33:19,165
* Behold,
behold the One *
518
00:33:19,207 --> 00:33:22,335
* Our love is come *
519
00:33:22,377 --> 00:33:26,214
* Behold,
behold the One *
520
00:33:26,256 --> 00:33:29,801
* Our King is come *
521
00:33:29,843 --> 00:33:33,722
* Behold,
behold the One *
522
00:33:33,763 --> 00:33:36,975
* Our love is come *
523
00:33:37,017 --> 00:33:41,021
* Behold,
behold the One *
524
00:33:41,062 --> 00:33:44,107
* Our King is come *
525
00:33:44,149 --> 00:33:48,361
* Emmanuel *
526
00:33:48,403 --> 00:33:51,698
* God with us forever *
527
00:33:51,740 --> 00:33:55,702
* Emmanuel *
528
00:33:55,744 --> 00:33:58,872
* Savior of the world *
529
00:33:58,913 --> 00:34:02,584
* Emmanuel *
530
00:34:02,625 --> 00:34:06,755
* Emmanuel *
531
00:34:06,796 --> 00:34:10,133
* *
532
00:34:10,175 --> 00:34:13,094
* Ooh *
533
00:34:13,136 --> 00:34:17,390
* Emmanuel *
534
00:34:17,432 --> 00:34:20,810
* God with us forever *
535
00:34:20,852 --> 00:34:24,731
* Emmanuel *
536
00:34:24,773 --> 00:34:28,026
* Savior of the world *
537
00:34:28,068 --> 00:34:31,780
* Emmanuel *
538
00:34:31,821 --> 00:34:37,494
* Emmanuel **
539
00:34:40,663 --> 00:34:43,583
LARA SILVA:
No one could agree on anything.
540
00:34:43,625 --> 00:34:47,212
During the 400 years
when God stopped speaking,
541
00:34:47,253 --> 00:34:48,546
people took it
upon themselves
542
00:34:48,588 --> 00:34:51,925
to fill the dead air
with their own ideas,
543
00:34:51,966 --> 00:34:54,177
splintering
into factions--
544
00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:59,432
Pharisees, Sadducees,
Essenes, Zealots,
545
00:34:59,474 --> 00:35:00,809
and more,
546
00:35:00,850 --> 00:35:03,144
all obsessing
over minutiae
547
00:35:03,186 --> 00:35:05,980
and casting judgment
on the other groups.
548
00:35:06,022 --> 00:35:08,274
Everyone was
completely certain
549
00:35:08,316 --> 00:35:10,360
that their way
of following God
550
00:35:10,402 --> 00:35:14,239
was the right way,
the only way,
551
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,158
and anyone who differed
in the slightest
552
00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,244
was an aberration,
553
00:35:19,285 --> 00:35:22,330
a pariah,
irredeemable,
554
00:35:22,372 --> 00:35:25,291
not to be
associated with,
555
00:35:25,333 --> 00:35:28,086
perhaps
even a pagan enemy.
556
00:35:28,128 --> 00:35:30,630
The word "nuance"
didn't exist yet,
557
00:35:30,672 --> 00:35:32,924
and even if it did
it wouldn't have mattered,
558
00:35:32,966 --> 00:35:36,094
because no one was willing
to come to the table and listen,
559
00:35:36,136 --> 00:35:37,637
choose generosity
of spirit,
560
00:35:37,679 --> 00:35:42,100
or pause to consider
another's point of view.
561
00:35:42,142 --> 00:35:44,686
Sound familiar?
562
00:35:44,728 --> 00:35:46,396
Everywhere
we look in the world today,
563
00:35:46,438 --> 00:35:49,149
it feels like
there is no peace.
564
00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:52,444
Hunkered down in silos
of discord and division,
565
00:35:52,485 --> 00:35:56,990
everyone seems to have decided
they have a corner on the truth,
566
00:35:57,032 --> 00:35:58,700
all others be damned.
567
00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:03,371
But we must not give in
to hopelessness.
568
00:36:04,664 --> 00:36:07,459
If you think the world
looks scary today,
569
00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:10,503
take a look
at the period of the Judges.
570
00:36:10,545 --> 00:36:14,257
The people of God were
being massacred, besieged,
571
00:36:14,299 --> 00:36:16,551
and attacked
from every direction,
572
00:36:16,593 --> 00:36:18,345
to the point that
they were hiding themselves
573
00:36:18,386 --> 00:36:22,474
in the mountain cliffs,
caves, and strongholds.
574
00:36:22,515 --> 00:36:25,977
And yet, in the midst
of all the chaos,
575
00:36:26,019 --> 00:36:32,150
there was a man named Gideon
who called God Jehovah-Shalom--
576
00:36:32,192 --> 00:36:33,985
the Lord is Our Peace.
577
00:36:35,904 --> 00:36:37,614
Can you imagine?
578
00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:42,494
Jehovah-Shalom,
when war was raging all around.
579
00:36:42,535 --> 00:36:45,372
An angel of the Lord,
a Messenger,
580
00:36:45,413 --> 00:36:46,790
came to Gideon
at Ophrah
581
00:36:46,831 --> 00:36:50,168
and assured him
that God was with him,
582
00:36:50,210 --> 00:36:52,879
that Gideon could lead
his people into battle
583
00:36:52,921 --> 00:36:55,715
and defeat their enemies.
584
00:36:55,757 --> 00:36:58,551
In faith that the word
of the Lord would prove true,
585
00:36:58,593 --> 00:37:02,764
Gideon built an altar to God
and called it Jehovah-Shalom.
586
00:37:05,183 --> 00:37:06,976
Shalom.
587
00:37:07,018 --> 00:37:11,231
It might be the most
beautiful word in the universe.
588
00:37:11,272 --> 00:37:15,235
It means peace,
wholeness,
589
00:37:15,276 --> 00:37:18,905
perfection,
and tranquility...
590
00:37:18,947 --> 00:37:22,242
the opposite of what the world
often reflects today
591
00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:25,161
and during the 400 years
of crushing silence
592
00:37:25,203 --> 00:37:28,331
between the Old
and New Testaments.
593
00:37:28,373 --> 00:37:30,375
It's a word that
Hebrew-speaking people,
594
00:37:30,417 --> 00:37:31,668
both then and now,
595
00:37:31,710 --> 00:37:34,879
use to say "hello"
and "goodbye."
596
00:37:34,921 --> 00:37:39,009
It marks the beginning and end
of an interaction.
597
00:37:39,050 --> 00:37:41,678
The Alpha and Omega.
598
00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:44,139
And so it is with
all of redemptive history,
599
00:37:44,180 --> 00:37:47,100
the world began
in Shalom...
600
00:37:47,142 --> 00:37:49,769
a garden
unblemished by sin.
601
00:37:49,811 --> 00:37:52,564
And we know
it will end in Shalom...
602
00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:54,607
a new heaven
and a new earth,
603
00:37:54,649 --> 00:37:58,236
where God will wipe away
every tear from our eyes
604
00:37:58,278 --> 00:38:01,489
and death
shall be no more,
605
00:38:01,531 --> 00:38:04,367
neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying,
606
00:38:04,409 --> 00:38:06,327
nor pain anymore.
607
00:38:07,620 --> 00:38:11,374
And the city has no need of sun
or moon to shine on it,
608
00:38:11,416 --> 00:38:14,294
for the glory of God
gives it light,
609
00:38:14,336 --> 00:38:16,838
and its lamp
is the Lamb.
610
00:38:18,214 --> 00:38:20,133
By its light
will the nations walk
611
00:38:20,175 --> 00:38:22,052
and there will be
no night there.
612
00:38:24,387 --> 00:38:26,681
The Apostle John
wrote those words
613
00:38:26,723 --> 00:38:29,768
while in exile
on the Isle of Patmos,
614
00:38:29,809 --> 00:38:32,520
but the Man whose death
and resurrection
615
00:38:32,562 --> 00:38:34,397
would make it possible
for people
616
00:38:34,439 --> 00:38:37,692
to access the renewed kingdom
of which he wrote
617
00:38:37,734 --> 00:38:40,987
was prophesied
centuries before Christ's birth.
618
00:38:42,238 --> 00:38:45,200
Isaiah described
a coming Messiah
619
00:38:45,241 --> 00:38:48,953
who would be called
Wonderful Counselor,
620
00:38:48,995 --> 00:38:51,164
Mighty God,
621
00:38:51,206 --> 00:38:53,875
Everlasting Father,
622
00:38:53,917 --> 00:38:55,543
Prince of Peace.
623
00:38:57,796 --> 00:39:01,508
We needed Him then,
and we need Him now,
624
00:39:01,549 --> 00:39:04,052
more than ever.
625
00:39:04,094 --> 00:39:06,930
Our Prince of Peace.
626
00:39:06,971 --> 00:39:08,556
Jehovah Shalom.
627
00:39:10,141 --> 00:39:14,020
[* soft piano *]
628
00:39:23,238 --> 00:39:25,532
* - Noel *
629
00:39:25,573 --> 00:39:29,536
* Oh, Noel *
630
00:39:29,577 --> 00:39:35,750
* Ahhh-ahhh *
631
00:39:35,792 --> 00:39:42,382
* - What Child is this,
who laid to rest *
632
00:39:42,424 --> 00:39:48,972
* On Mary's lap
is sleeping *
633
00:39:49,014 --> 00:39:55,812
* - Whom angels greet
with anthems sweet *
634
00:39:55,854 --> 00:40:02,652
* While shepherds watch
are keeping *
635
00:40:02,694 --> 00:40:08,825
* - This,
this is Christ the King *
636
00:40:08,867 --> 00:40:15,915
* Whom shepherds guard
and angels sing *
637
00:40:15,957 --> 00:40:22,380
* Haste,
haste to bring Him laud *
638
00:40:22,422 --> 00:40:28,845
* The Babe,
the Son of Mary *
639
00:40:28,887 --> 00:40:35,685
* - Why lies
He in such mean estate *
640
00:40:35,727 --> 00:40:42,442
* - Where ox and lamb
are feeding? *
641
00:40:42,484 --> 00:40:45,737
* - The end of fear *
642
00:40:45,779 --> 00:40:48,948
* For those who hear *
643
00:40:48,990 --> 00:40:56,122
* The silent Word
is pleading *
644
00:40:56,164 --> 00:41:02,462
* - Nails, spear
shall pierce Him through, *
645
00:41:02,504 --> 00:41:09,427
* The cross be borne
for me, for you *
646
00:41:09,469 --> 00:41:15,392
* - Hail, hail
the Word made flesh *
647
00:41:15,433 --> 00:41:22,732
* The Babe,
the Son of Mary. *
648
00:41:22,774 --> 00:41:27,987
* - Aah, aah, aah,
ahhh, ahh-ahh-ahh *
649
00:41:28,029 --> 00:41:31,074
* Aah, *
650
00:41:31,116 --> 00:41:32,992
* Doo, doo, doo *
651
00:41:33,034 --> 00:41:34,494
* Ah-ah-ah *
652
00:41:34,536 --> 00:41:36,246
* Doo, doo, doo *
653
00:41:36,287 --> 00:41:42,752
* Noel,
oh, Noel *
654
00:41:42,794 --> 00:41:50,510
* Born is the King
of Israel *
655
00:41:50,552 --> 00:41:56,433
* - So bring Him incense,
gold, and myrrh *
656
00:41:56,474 --> 00:42:03,189
* Come peasant,
king to own Him *
657
00:42:03,231 --> 00:42:06,526
* - The King of kings *
658
00:42:06,568 --> 00:42:09,738
* - Salvation brings *
659
00:42:09,779 --> 00:42:16,828
* Let loving hearts
enthrone Him *
660
00:42:16,870 --> 00:42:23,001
* Raise,
raise a song on high *
661
00:42:23,043 --> 00:42:30,091
* The virgin
sings her lullaby *
662
00:42:30,133 --> 00:42:36,514
* - Joy,
joy for Christ is born. *
663
00:42:36,556 --> 00:42:39,893
* - The Babe,
the Son *
664
00:42:39,934 --> 00:42:48,485
* - The Babe,
the Son of Mary *
665
00:42:48,526 --> 00:42:56,951
* The Babe,
the Son of Mary **
666
00:42:59,746 --> 00:43:02,707
[* vibrant strings *]
667
00:43:08,963 --> 00:43:11,508
* - La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
668
00:43:11,549 --> 00:43:13,760
* La la la la la
ly ly *
669
00:43:13,802 --> 00:43:16,262
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
670
00:43:16,304 --> 00:43:18,014
* La la la la la
ly ly *
671
00:43:18,056 --> 00:43:22,894
* Hark!
the herald angels sing *
672
00:43:22,936 --> 00:43:27,565
* "Glory to
the newborn King" *
673
00:43:27,607 --> 00:43:32,404
* Peace on earth
and mercy mild *
674
00:43:32,445 --> 00:43:36,950
* God and sinners
reconciled *
675
00:43:36,991 --> 00:43:41,663
* Joyful,
all ye nations rise *
676
00:43:41,705 --> 00:43:46,459
* Join the triumph
of the skies *
677
00:43:46,501 --> 00:43:50,964
* With angelic host
proclaim *
678
00:43:51,006 --> 00:43:55,760
* Christ is born
in Bethlehem! *
679
00:43:55,802 --> 00:44:00,473
* Hark!
the herald angels sing *
680
00:44:00,515 --> 00:44:04,686
* "Glory to
the newborn King!" *
681
00:44:04,728 --> 00:44:05,812
* *
682
00:44:05,854 --> 00:44:08,982
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly ly *
683
00:44:09,024 --> 00:44:11,526
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
684
00:44:11,568 --> 00:44:13,486
* La la la la la
ly ly *
685
00:44:13,528 --> 00:44:17,991
* Christ,
by highest heaven adored
686
00:44:18,033 --> 00:44:22,829
* Christ,
the everlasting Lord *
687
00:44:22,871 --> 00:44:27,625
* Late in time,
behold Him come *
688
00:44:27,667 --> 00:44:32,172
* Offspring of
the virgin's womb *
689
00:44:32,213 --> 00:44:37,010
* Veiled in flesh,
the Godhead see *
690
00:44:37,052 --> 00:44:41,598
* Hail
the incarnate Deity *
691
00:44:41,639 --> 00:44:46,353
* Pleased as man
with men to dwell *
692
00:44:46,394 --> 00:44:50,982
* Jesus,
our Emmanuel *
693
00:44:51,024 --> 00:44:55,779
* Hark!
the herald angels sing, *
694
00:44:55,820 --> 00:45:00,200
* "Glory to
the newborn King" *
695
00:45:00,241 --> 00:45:01,743
* *
696
00:45:01,785 --> 00:45:06,039
* And the angels they sing
and the heavens they bring *
697
00:45:06,081 --> 00:45:10,794
* Won't you raise up your voice,
join the song of the king *
698
00:45:10,835 --> 00:45:15,382
* Singing glory to God
and peace on the earth *
699
00:45:15,423 --> 00:45:18,718
* Sing it out now,
the song of the King *
700
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:23,056
[* instrumental music *]
701
00:45:23,098 --> 00:45:25,642
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
702
00:45:25,684 --> 00:45:27,394
* La la la la la
ly ly *
703
00:45:27,435 --> 00:45:32,190
* Hail the heaven-born
Prince of Peace! *
704
00:45:32,232 --> 00:45:36,986
* Hail the Son
of Righteousness! *
705
00:45:37,028 --> 00:45:41,700
* Light and life to all
He brings *
706
00:45:41,741 --> 00:45:46,246
* Risen with healing
in His wings *
707
00:45:46,287 --> 00:45:51,001
* Mild He lays
His glory by *
708
00:45:51,042 --> 00:45:55,755
* Born that man
no more may die *
709
00:45:55,797 --> 00:46:00,343
* Born to raise
the sons of earth *
710
00:46:00,385 --> 00:46:05,181
* Born to give them
second birth *
711
00:46:05,223 --> 00:46:09,936
* Hark!
the herald angels sing *
712
00:46:09,978 --> 00:46:15,608
* "Glory to
the newborn King" *
713
00:46:15,650 --> 00:46:20,113
* And the angels they sing
and the heavens they bring *
714
00:46:20,155 --> 00:46:24,826
* Won't you raise up your voice,
join the song of the King *
715
00:46:24,868 --> 00:46:29,497
* Singing glory to God
and peace on the earth *
716
00:46:29,539 --> 00:46:32,834
* Sing it out now,
the song of the King *
717
00:46:32,876 --> 00:46:37,130
[* instrumental music *]
718
00:46:37,172 --> 00:46:39,716
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
719
00:46:39,758 --> 00:46:41,926
* La la la la la
ly ly *
720
00:46:41,968 --> 00:46:44,471
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
721
00:46:44,512 --> 00:46:46,639
* La la la la la
ly ly *
722
00:46:46,681 --> 00:46:49,100
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
723
00:46:49,142 --> 00:46:51,227
* La la la la la
ly ly *
724
00:46:51,269 --> 00:46:53,855
* La la la la ly,
La la la la ly *
725
00:46:53,897 --> 00:46:57,484
* La la la la la
ly ly ly **
726
00:46:57,525 --> 00:47:02,364
* *
727
00:47:06,534 --> 00:47:11,247
[* soft piano & strings *]
728
00:47:14,626 --> 00:47:18,505
* The first Noel *
729
00:47:18,546 --> 00:47:22,300
* The angel did say *
730
00:47:22,342 --> 00:47:30,517
* Was to certain poor shepherds
in fields as they lay *
731
00:47:30,558 --> 00:47:38,525
* In fields where they lay
keeping their sheep *
732
00:47:38,566 --> 00:47:46,991
* On a cold winter's night
that was so deep *
733
00:47:47,033 --> 00:47:55,792
* - Noel, Noel,
Noel, Noel *
734
00:47:55,834 --> 00:48:04,217
* Born is the King
of Israel *
735
00:48:05,844 --> 00:48:09,305
* - Ohhh *
736
00:48:09,347 --> 00:48:12,142
* - Emmanuel,
God with us *
737
00:48:12,183 --> 00:48:14,561
* - He was born
in a manger *
738
00:48:16,438 --> 00:48:18,314
* - Ohhh *
739
00:48:20,275 --> 00:48:24,404
* - Bless the One
who's born to die *
740
00:48:24,446 --> 00:48:28,450
* God and sinner
reconcile *
741
00:48:28,491 --> 00:48:32,787
* Peace on earth,
good will toward men *
742
00:48:32,829 --> 00:48:36,750
* Now we freely
worship Him *
743
00:48:36,791 --> 00:48:40,837
* Bless the One
who's born to die *
744
00:48:40,879 --> 00:48:44,924
* God and sinner
reconcile *
745
00:48:44,966 --> 00:48:48,928
* Peace on earth,
good will toward men *
746
00:48:48,970 --> 00:48:52,599
* Now we freely
worship Him *
747
00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:57,145
* Oh, bless the One
who's born to die *
748
00:48:57,187 --> 00:49:01,232
* God and sinner
reconcile *
749
00:49:01,274 --> 00:49:05,320
* Peace on earth,
good will toward men *
750
00:49:05,362 --> 00:49:11,159
* Now we freely
worship Him *
751
00:49:11,201 --> 00:49:19,000
* Then let us all
with one accord *
752
00:49:19,042 --> 00:49:27,133
* Sing praises to
our heavenly Lord *
753
00:49:27,175 --> 00:49:35,308
* The pains of sin
and death He fought *
754
00:49:35,350 --> 00:49:43,400
* And with His blood
mankind hath bought *
755
00:49:43,441 --> 00:49:52,367
* Noel, Noel,
Noel, Noel *
756
00:49:52,409 --> 00:50:00,000
* Born is the King
of Israel *
757
00:50:00,041 --> 00:50:08,842
* Noel, Noel,
Noel, Noel *
758
00:50:08,883 --> 00:50:12,971
* Born is the King *
759
00:50:13,013 --> 00:50:19,185
* Born is the King *
760
00:50:19,227 --> 00:50:27,360
* Born is the King
of Israel **
761
00:50:27,402 --> 00:50:33,074
* *
762
00:50:43,543 --> 00:50:45,253
People must know
763
00:50:45,295 --> 00:50:48,715
that God's mercy and love
is infinite.
764
00:50:48,757 --> 00:50:51,593
- He loves you so much
and He loves me so much.
765
00:50:51,634 --> 00:50:54,471
Like, so, so much more
than I could ever imagine,
766
00:50:54,512 --> 00:50:56,890
and way more
than I deserve.
767
00:50:56,931 --> 00:51:00,268
- There's nothing that
disqualifies us from His grace,
768
00:51:00,310 --> 00:51:02,020
His love, and His mercy.
769
00:51:02,062 --> 00:51:04,314
- He's for you,
no matter who you are
770
00:51:04,356 --> 00:51:07,317
or where you're from,
Christ is for you.
771
00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:09,569
- I've experienced
a lot of loneliness
772
00:51:09,611 --> 00:51:11,237
and a lot of brokenness.
773
00:51:11,279 --> 00:51:14,115
And the way that Jesus
entered into my story
774
00:51:14,157 --> 00:51:15,742
and became my friend,
775
00:51:15,784 --> 00:51:17,118
He's made me whole,
776
00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:18,453
and He's
given me purpose.
777
00:51:18,495 --> 00:51:21,081
And it just makes me want to cry
thinking about it,
778
00:51:21,122 --> 00:51:23,166
knowing that
I have a friend.
779
00:51:23,208 --> 00:51:24,501
- But I believe that
a lot of people
780
00:51:24,542 --> 00:51:28,254
think of Jesus and
God our Father as a hard man,
781
00:51:28,296 --> 00:51:30,090
and He's just
not that way.
782
00:51:30,131 --> 00:51:31,633
And I think that
people must know
783
00:51:31,675 --> 00:51:34,636
that Jesus is always going
to be a safe place to land,
784
00:51:34,678 --> 00:51:36,429
and open arms.
785
00:51:36,471 --> 00:51:37,555
- Even from
the Old Testament
786
00:51:37,597 --> 00:51:39,391
they believed
that He was just distant.
787
00:51:39,432 --> 00:51:42,602
He shut the heavens;
we can never really reach Him.
788
00:51:42,644 --> 00:51:45,438
But then like
Jesus was Emmanuel,
789
00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:48,274
He's God with us,
God in the flesh.
790
00:51:48,316 --> 00:51:49,359
And it's like
that shows, you know,
791
00:51:49,401 --> 00:51:51,361
He's actually
like close.
792
00:51:51,403 --> 00:51:52,612
People must know that
793
00:51:52,654 --> 00:51:54,406
He's actually close
and present and loving.
794
00:51:54,447 --> 00:51:58,201
- People must know
that when God,
795
00:51:58,243 --> 00:52:00,453
the Creator of the universe,
chose to send His son,
796
00:52:00,495 --> 00:52:04,165
that He was thinking about me,
He was thinking about you,
797
00:52:04,207 --> 00:52:07,127
when He chose to come
as a helpless baby.
798
00:52:07,168 --> 00:52:08,670
That has changed
everything for me,
799
00:52:08,712 --> 00:52:11,297
that He was thinking about me
when He said like,
800
00:52:11,339 --> 00:52:12,924
"Okay,
We're going to go;
801
00:52:12,966 --> 00:52:14,509
We're going
to do this thing."
802
00:52:14,551 --> 00:52:15,427
He's here.
803
00:52:15,468 --> 00:52:16,720
And He's with us
in every season,
804
00:52:16,761 --> 00:52:17,971
not just Christmas,
805
00:52:18,013 --> 00:52:20,140
not just when
you've lost someone
806
00:52:20,181 --> 00:52:21,349
that's close
and near and dear to you,
807
00:52:21,391 --> 00:52:24,811
Not just when things
are going well,
808
00:52:24,853 --> 00:52:26,146
but in every season,
809
00:52:26,187 --> 00:52:27,814
He's here with you.
810
00:52:27,856 --> 00:52:30,608
[drums beating]
811
00:52:42,203 --> 00:52:45,999
* - Oh, Lord,
my God *
812
00:52:46,041 --> 00:52:50,837
* When I
in awesome wonder *
813
00:52:50,879 --> 00:52:53,673
* Consider all *
814
00:52:53,715 --> 00:52:58,803
* The worlds Thy hands
have made *
815
00:52:58,845 --> 00:53:02,515
* I see the stars *
816
00:53:02,557 --> 00:53:07,437
* I hear
the rolling thunder *
817
00:53:07,479 --> 00:53:10,440
* Thy power throughout *
818
00:53:10,482 --> 00:53:15,362
* The universe displayed *
819
00:53:15,403 --> 00:53:18,365
* Then sings my soul *
820
00:53:18,406 --> 00:53:20,992
* My Savior God to Thee *
821
00:53:21,034 --> 00:53:23,286
* - My Savior God to Thee *
822
00:53:23,328 --> 00:53:27,207
* - How great Thou art *
823
00:53:27,248 --> 00:53:29,542
* How great Thou art *
824
00:53:29,584 --> 00:53:31,211
* - How great Thou art *
825
00:53:31,252 --> 00:53:39,094
* Then sings my soul,
My Savior God to Thee *
826
00:53:39,135 --> 00:53:41,429
* How great Thou art *
827
00:53:41,471 --> 00:53:43,390
* - How great Thou art *
828
00:53:43,431 --> 00:53:50,980
* - How great Thou art *
829
00:53:51,022 --> 00:53:54,693
* And when I think *
830
00:53:54,734 --> 00:53:59,823
* - Of God,
His Son not sparing *
831
00:53:59,864 --> 00:54:02,617
* Sent Him to die *
832
00:54:02,659 --> 00:54:07,455
* - I scarce
can take it in *
833
00:54:07,497 --> 00:54:09,582
* That on the cross *
834
00:54:09,624 --> 00:54:11,543
* - That on the cross *
835
00:54:11,584 --> 00:54:16,423
* - My burden
gladly bearing *
836
00:54:16,464 --> 00:54:19,384
* He bled and died *
837
00:54:19,426 --> 00:54:24,014
* - To take away my sin *
838
00:54:24,055 --> 00:54:29,728
* - Then sings my soul,
My Savior God to Thee *
839
00:54:29,769 --> 00:54:32,188
* - My Savior God to Thee *
840
00:54:32,230 --> 00:54:36,109
* - How great Thou art *
841
00:54:36,151 --> 00:54:38,361
* How great Thou art *
842
00:54:38,403 --> 00:54:39,946
* - My Savior *
843
00:54:39,988 --> 00:54:46,077
* Then sings my soul,
my Savior God to Thee *
844
00:54:46,119 --> 00:54:48,580
* - Savior God to Thee *
845
00:54:48,621 --> 00:54:52,334
* - How great Thou art *
846
00:54:52,375 --> 00:54:56,171
* How great Thou art *
847
00:54:56,212 --> 00:54:59,632
* - How great *
848
00:54:59,674 --> 00:55:04,137
* - How great Thou art *
849
00:55:04,179 --> 00:55:13,355
* How great Thou art **
850
00:55:18,860 --> 00:55:21,988
[* soft piano *]
851
00:55:32,332 --> 00:55:35,543
* - Gathered round
the table *
852
00:55:35,585 --> 00:55:39,589
* So much to be
thankful for *
853
00:55:39,631 --> 00:55:41,716
* It's Christmas *
854
00:55:41,758 --> 00:55:45,387
* Oh, how
I've missed this *
855
00:55:45,428 --> 00:55:48,682
* But through the joy
and laughter *
856
00:55:48,723 --> 00:55:52,185
* You can feel
the sadness *
857
00:55:52,227 --> 00:55:54,521
* 'Cause this Christmas *
858
00:55:54,562 --> 00:55:57,774
* Everyone's
not with us *
859
00:55:57,816 --> 00:56:01,111
* - It's the time of year *
860
00:56:01,152 --> 00:56:03,947
* When happiness
and cheer *
861
00:56:03,988 --> 00:56:09,869
* Won't be enough to get me
through the night *
862
00:56:09,911 --> 00:56:17,419
* I need
a Wonderful Counselor *
863
00:56:17,460 --> 00:56:20,422
* The Mighty God,
The Prince of Peace *
864
00:56:20,463 --> 00:56:23,800
* Who's strong enough
to carry me *
865
00:56:23,842 --> 00:56:27,387
* Emmanuel *
866
00:56:27,429 --> 00:56:30,473
* God with us *
867
00:56:30,515 --> 00:56:33,560
* The One whose love
will never end *
868
00:56:33,601 --> 00:56:37,230
* Oh, Jesus can You
make this season *
869
00:56:37,272 --> 00:56:40,692
* Wonderful *
870
00:56:40,734 --> 00:56:44,029
[* soft piano & guitar *]
871
00:56:50,785 --> 00:56:54,205
* - Almighty
in a manger *
872
00:56:54,247 --> 00:56:57,709
* Told us
He'd be no stranger *
873
00:56:57,751 --> 00:57:00,879
* To all our sorrow *
874
00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:03,923
* All the hurt
we'll ever know *
875
00:57:03,965 --> 00:57:07,302
* So let these gifts
remind us *
876
00:57:07,344 --> 00:57:10,555
* How Love came down
to find us *
877
00:57:10,597 --> 00:57:13,391
* Wonder of the ages *
878
00:57:13,433 --> 00:57:15,518
* The life, the truth,
the way *
879
00:57:15,560 --> 00:57:22,817
* He is
our Wonderful Counselor *
880
00:57:22,859 --> 00:57:25,987
* The Mighty God,
The Prince of Peace *
881
00:57:26,029 --> 00:57:29,449
* Who's strong enough
to carry me *
882
00:57:29,491 --> 00:57:32,619
* Emmanuel *
883
00:57:32,660 --> 00:57:35,872
* Oh, God with us *
884
00:57:35,914 --> 00:57:38,958
* The One whose love
will never end *
885
00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:43,129
* Oh, Jesus,
You can make this season *
886
00:57:43,171 --> 00:57:45,757
* Wonderful *
887
00:57:45,799 --> 00:57:47,759
* - Oh,
and He will live *
888
00:57:47,801 --> 00:57:49,386
* And He will die *
889
00:57:49,427 --> 00:57:52,514
* To conquer death
and bring us life *
890
00:57:52,555 --> 00:57:54,474
* Forever *
891
00:57:54,516 --> 00:58:02,607
* He will be
our Wonderful Counselor *
892
00:58:02,649 --> 00:58:05,735
* The Mighty God,
The Prince of Peace *
893
00:58:05,777 --> 00:58:09,197
* Who's strong enough
to carry me *
894
00:58:09,239 --> 00:58:12,450
* Emmanuel *
895
00:58:12,492 --> 00:58:15,745
* Oh, God with us *
896
00:58:15,787 --> 00:58:20,458
* The One whose love
will never end *
897
00:58:20,500 --> 00:58:22,669
* - Oh, Jesus you are *
898
00:58:22,711 --> 00:58:24,337
* Wonderful *
899
00:58:24,379 --> 00:58:27,841
* - Wonderful, wonderful *
900
00:58:30,719 --> 00:58:37,142
- * - You're wonderful
- You're wonderful **
901
00:58:45,483 --> 00:58:48,737
AUSTIN REED ALLEMAN:
God has a name.
902
00:58:48,778 --> 00:58:51,364
It's composed of
four Hebrew characters--
903
00:58:51,406 --> 00:58:54,909
Yod, Heh, Vav, Heh,
904
00:58:54,951 --> 00:58:58,288
sometimes
called the tetragrammaton.
905
00:58:58,329 --> 00:59:01,207
It is considered
so holy and sacred
906
00:59:01,249 --> 00:59:04,169
that the Jewish people would
not even say it out loud,
907
00:59:04,210 --> 00:59:07,547
instead referring to God
as simply "The Name"
908
00:59:07,589 --> 00:59:09,549
or HaShem.
909
00:59:09,591 --> 00:59:12,427
Like, if they said
His real name,
910
00:59:12,469 --> 00:59:14,095
their tongue might
fall out of their mouths
911
00:59:14,137 --> 00:59:18,141
or their vocal chords
twist into a knot
912
00:59:18,183 --> 00:59:20,727
and explode.
913
00:59:20,769 --> 00:59:24,230
That's how seriously
they took it.
914
00:59:24,272 --> 00:59:26,399
They took to using
descriptive terms instead
915
00:59:26,441 --> 00:59:29,402
to identify Him,
as we've learned--
916
00:59:29,444 --> 00:59:32,572
Adonai El-Roi--
the God Who Sees Me.
917
00:59:32,614 --> 00:59:35,909
Jehovah Shalom--
the Lord is Our Peace.
918
00:59:35,950 --> 00:59:38,953
El-Elyon--
The Most High.
919
00:59:38,995 --> 00:59:43,083
El-Shaddai--
Almighty God.
920
00:59:43,124 --> 00:59:46,252
On a lonely hillside
far from polite society,
921
00:59:46,294 --> 00:59:49,589
a kid who smelled like
sweat, wool, and mud
922
00:59:49,631 --> 00:59:51,883
came up
with another one--
923
00:59:51,925 --> 00:59:55,345
Jehovah Raah--
the Lord is My Shepherd.
924
00:59:57,972 --> 00:59:59,516
Bold choice.
925
00:59:59,557 --> 01:00:00,809
Never was the phrase,
926
01:00:00,850 --> 01:00:03,228
"It's a dirty job,
but somebody's gotta do it"
927
01:00:03,269 --> 01:00:06,731
more befitting of an occupation
than that of a shepherd.
928
01:00:06,773 --> 01:00:08,650
They worked
and slept outdoors,
929
01:00:08,692 --> 01:00:10,402
moving their sheep
to cooler pastures
930
01:00:10,443 --> 01:00:13,822
when the sun threatened to
kill them from heat exhaustion,
931
01:00:13,863 --> 01:00:16,408
sheltering their flocks
in caves
932
01:00:16,449 --> 01:00:19,202
to protect from hyenas
and jackals,
933
01:00:19,244 --> 01:00:20,578
remaining
hyper-vigilant
934
01:00:20,620 --> 01:00:25,125
to keep them from falling
into ravines or crevasses.
935
01:00:25,166 --> 01:00:27,711
It was not a relaxing
work environment,
936
01:00:27,752 --> 01:00:28,962
contrary to what
you may have seen
937
01:00:29,004 --> 01:00:31,965
in sentimentalized
paintings.
938
01:00:32,007 --> 01:00:34,843
They did triple duty
as watchmen, defenders,
939
01:00:34,884 --> 01:00:38,805
and midwives, delivering
lambs from pregnant ewes--
940
01:00:38,847 --> 01:00:40,932
a slippery, messy,
bloody affair,
941
01:00:40,974 --> 01:00:43,768
and one that came
with stipulations.
942
01:00:43,810 --> 01:00:47,814
Every firstborn male lamb
was considered sacred
943
01:00:47,856 --> 01:00:50,692
and would be set aside
for sacrifice in Jerusalem.
944
01:00:53,028 --> 01:00:54,571
Even though shepherds
were at the bottom
945
01:00:54,612 --> 01:00:56,906
of the economic
food chain,
946
01:00:56,948 --> 01:00:59,284
they did get onepiece
of special attention
947
01:00:59,325 --> 01:01:02,620
from the highest
aristocratic class of priests.
948
01:01:02,662 --> 01:01:05,206
The priests furnished
the shepherds
949
01:01:05,248 --> 01:01:08,376
with consecrated temple cloths
to swaddle the newborn lambs
950
01:01:08,418 --> 01:01:12,589
as they laid in a manger
to inspect for blemishes.
951
01:01:12,630 --> 01:01:14,841
So...
952
01:01:14,883 --> 01:01:17,177
when John the Baptizer
called Jesus
953
01:01:17,218 --> 01:01:21,222
"The Lamb of God who takes away
the sin of the world,"
954
01:01:21,264 --> 01:01:22,599
he was simultaneously
955
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:26,478
foreshadowing a future
of sacrifice and atonement,
956
01:01:26,519 --> 01:01:31,358
while also calling back to
his Cousin's humble birth...
957
01:01:31,399 --> 01:01:35,904
the Lamb of God,
wrapped in swaddling clothes,
958
01:01:35,945 --> 01:01:37,864
and lying in a manger.
959
01:01:40,492 --> 01:01:42,327
It's almost like
Someone planned it.
960
01:01:43,870 --> 01:01:45,246
Now, when David
first penned
961
01:01:45,288 --> 01:01:47,791
"Jehovah Raah--
The Lord is My Shepherd,"
962
01:01:47,832 --> 01:01:48,875
he went on to describe
963
01:01:48,917 --> 01:01:52,212
"the valley
of the shadow of death--"
964
01:01:52,253 --> 01:01:54,339
a dark place.
965
01:01:54,381 --> 01:01:56,633
In the years before the Light
came into the world,
966
01:01:56,675 --> 01:02:01,388
the people of God had become
like sheep without a shepherd,
967
01:02:01,429 --> 01:02:02,722
dying from
the heat exhaustion
968
01:02:02,764 --> 01:02:07,352
of Rome's oppressive taxation
and brutality,
969
01:02:07,394 --> 01:02:10,355
their souls led astray
by hyenas and jackals
970
01:02:10,397 --> 01:02:11,981
dressed as false teachers,
971
01:02:12,023 --> 01:02:13,942
falling into the ravines
and crevasses
972
01:02:13,983 --> 01:02:18,238
of tribalism and division,
973
01:02:18,279 --> 01:02:20,907
untended in our valley
of the shadow of death.
974
01:02:26,663 --> 01:02:30,333
We needed a Shepherd;
975
01:02:30,375 --> 01:02:33,128
we knew that much.
976
01:02:33,169 --> 01:02:36,756
We just never would've guessed
that shepherds themselves
977
01:02:36,798 --> 01:02:41,469
would be the first ones
to find out He was here.
978
01:02:49,310 --> 01:02:53,064
[* soft piano *]
979
01:02:56,443 --> 01:03:00,655
LEANNA CRAWFORD:
* I have traveled *
980
01:03:00,697 --> 01:03:04,951
* Many moonless nights *
981
01:03:04,993 --> 01:03:09,456
* Cold and weary *
982
01:03:09,497 --> 01:03:13,585
* With a babe inside *
983
01:03:13,626 --> 01:03:16,588
* And I wonder *
984
01:03:16,629 --> 01:03:22,427
* What I've done *
985
01:03:22,469 --> 01:03:25,305
* Holy Father *
986
01:03:25,347 --> 01:03:29,392
* You have come *
987
01:03:29,434 --> 01:03:33,855
* And chosen me now *
988
01:03:33,897 --> 01:03:37,817
* To carry Your Son *
989
01:03:37,859 --> 01:03:40,320
* *
990
01:03:40,362 --> 01:03:44,157
* I am waiting *
991
01:03:44,199 --> 01:03:48,661
* In a silent prayer *
992
01:03:48,703 --> 01:03:52,957
* I am frightened *
993
01:03:52,999 --> 01:03:57,170
* By the load I bear *
994
01:03:57,212 --> 01:04:06,179
* In a world
as cold as stone *
995
01:04:06,221 --> 01:04:13,019
* Must I walk
this path alone? *
996
01:04:13,061 --> 01:04:17,691
* Be with me now *
997
01:04:17,732 --> 01:04:21,820
* Be with me now *
998
01:04:21,861 --> 01:04:24,114
* *
999
01:04:24,155 --> 01:04:28,535
* Breath of heaven *
1000
01:04:28,576 --> 01:04:31,788
* Hold me together *
1001
01:04:31,830 --> 01:04:36,001
* Be forever near me *
1002
01:04:36,042 --> 01:04:39,254
* Breath of heaven *
1003
01:04:40,463 --> 01:04:44,801
* Breath of heaven *
1004
01:04:44,843 --> 01:04:48,013
* Lighten my darkness *
1005
01:04:48,054 --> 01:04:52,559
* Pour over me
Your holiness *
1006
01:04:52,600 --> 01:04:56,730
* For You are holy *
1007
01:04:56,771 --> 01:04:59,107
* *
1008
01:04:59,149 --> 01:05:03,236
* Breath of heaven *
1009
01:05:03,278 --> 01:05:06,614
[* instrumental music *]
1010
01:05:08,616 --> 01:05:12,662
* Do You wonder *
1011
01:05:12,704 --> 01:05:16,958
* As You watch
my face *
1012
01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:21,212
* If a wiser one *
1013
01:05:21,254 --> 01:05:25,759
* Should have had
my place *
1014
01:05:25,800 --> 01:05:32,974
* But I offer
all I am *
1015
01:05:34,309 --> 01:05:41,608
* For the mercy
of Your plan *
1016
01:05:41,649 --> 01:05:45,904
* Help me be strong *
1017
01:05:45,945 --> 01:05:50,450
* Help me be *
1018
01:05:50,492 --> 01:05:53,453
* Help me *
1019
01:05:53,495 --> 01:05:56,831
* *
1020
01:05:56,873 --> 01:06:01,127
* Breath of heaven *
1021
01:06:01,169 --> 01:06:04,297
* Hold me together *
1022
01:06:04,339 --> 01:06:08,760
* Be forever near me *
1023
01:06:08,802 --> 01:06:12,972
* Breath of heaven *
1024
01:06:13,014 --> 01:06:17,310
* Breath of heaven *
1025
01:06:17,352 --> 01:06:20,814
* Lighten my darkness *
1026
01:06:20,855 --> 01:06:25,026
* Pour over me
Your holiness *
1027
01:06:25,068 --> 01:06:31,741
* For You are holy *
1028
01:06:31,783 --> 01:06:35,662
* Breath of heaven *
1029
01:06:35,704 --> 01:06:40,208
[* soft piano *]
1030
01:06:43,003 --> 01:06:49,384
* Mm, mm, mm,
mm, mm **
1031
01:06:53,930 --> 01:06:56,516
JORDAN FELIZ: So how I view
the story of Jesus now,
1032
01:06:56,558 --> 01:06:59,352
compared to how
I viewed it as a child,
1033
01:06:59,394 --> 01:07:03,189
I feel like they're
very, very different.
1034
01:07:03,231 --> 01:07:04,315
- A lot of it
was wrapped around
1035
01:07:04,357 --> 01:07:07,485
the details of the manger
and the animals.
1036
01:07:07,527 --> 01:07:10,905
I think we had experienced
like a Nativity story
1037
01:07:10,947 --> 01:07:13,533
re-enacted in church
so many times.
1038
01:07:13,575 --> 01:07:18,204
- And inevitably I ended up
being a sheep or a star.
1039
01:07:18,246 --> 01:07:22,083
Not even the Star of Bethlehem,
just an ancillary star.
1040
01:07:22,125 --> 01:07:23,626
- All of our cousins,
we'd get together
1041
01:07:23,668 --> 01:07:27,380
and our grandma had a book,
the same book, passed it around,
1042
01:07:27,422 --> 01:07:29,299
and we read through
the whole story.
1043
01:07:29,341 --> 01:07:32,385
It had depth and meaning,
but it kinda felt fun
1044
01:07:32,427 --> 01:07:34,554
and just kinda
something we did.
1045
01:07:34,596 --> 01:07:37,223
- I just categorized
that story of the Nativity,
1046
01:07:37,265 --> 01:07:40,810
there's Narnia,
and there's Frodo,
1047
01:07:40,852 --> 01:07:41,978
and there's
the Nativity.
1048
01:07:42,020 --> 01:07:44,189
It's just another story
we can learn from
1049
01:07:44,230 --> 01:07:46,107
that's beautiful
and fun to talk about,
1050
01:07:46,149 --> 01:07:47,817
and I get to get gifts
because of it.
1051
01:07:47,859 --> 01:07:49,444
That's awesome,
you know?
1052
01:07:49,486 --> 01:07:54,699
- There was this moment where
my faith was my parents' faith.
1053
01:07:54,741 --> 01:07:56,701
And then
as I grew older,
1054
01:07:56,743 --> 01:08:00,747
obviously, there was
this invitation from Jesus
1055
01:08:00,789 --> 01:08:02,749
for my faith
to become my own.
1056
01:08:02,791 --> 01:08:06,920
And so now the Christmas story
I think has become personal.
1057
01:08:06,961 --> 01:08:10,382
- And I think when you have kids
and you have family,
1058
01:08:10,423 --> 01:08:11,841
and later in life
you realize
1059
01:08:11,883 --> 01:08:14,469
how messy the Nativity
really was.
1060
01:08:14,511 --> 01:08:19,099
- I am having my first child
and I know how I feel,
1061
01:08:19,140 --> 01:08:20,642
and I can only
imagine how,
1062
01:08:20,684 --> 01:08:24,604
if I was having to deliver
that child by myself in a barn,
1063
01:08:24,646 --> 01:08:27,315
I'd not be so jumping
up and down about it.
1064
01:08:27,357 --> 01:08:30,360
So, scary, I think,
for sure.
1065
01:08:30,402 --> 01:08:36,282
- Well, I grew up with horses
so I kind of have an idea
1066
01:08:36,324 --> 01:08:38,993
of what it smelled like,
maybe, in the barn.
1067
01:08:39,035 --> 01:08:40,286
- And it just hit me one day,
I was like,
1068
01:08:40,328 --> 01:08:43,915
"A manger
is a feeding trough."
1069
01:08:43,957 --> 01:08:44,874
And you don't think of it.
1070
01:08:44,916 --> 01:08:45,875
You think of the manger,
1071
01:08:45,917 --> 01:08:47,043
that's where they
just laid Jesus,
1072
01:08:47,085 --> 01:08:49,504
but they laid Jesus
in a feeding trough.
1073
01:08:49,546 --> 01:08:51,297
- And I think that's
one of the beauties
1074
01:08:51,339 --> 01:08:54,092
of the manger scene
1075
01:08:54,134 --> 01:08:58,013
is that He didn't come
as some royal king.
1076
01:08:58,054 --> 01:08:59,431
Well, He certainly is
a royal King,
1077
01:08:59,472 --> 01:09:01,516
but the smell,
the odor, all of it.
1078
01:09:01,558 --> 01:09:03,601
I just think about
what it would've been like,
1079
01:09:03,643 --> 01:09:04,853
and I just think
it would've been messy.
1080
01:09:04,894 --> 01:09:08,231
And I love that He chose
to come into the world
1081
01:09:08,273 --> 01:09:09,733
in a messy place.
1082
01:09:09,774 --> 01:09:13,153
- As an adult, it kind of
becomes revolutionary.
1083
01:09:13,194 --> 01:09:14,988
All of
the power paradigms
1084
01:09:15,030 --> 01:09:17,323
that we set up
as humans
1085
01:09:17,365 --> 01:09:20,952
of celebrity,
or kings and queens,
1086
01:09:20,994 --> 01:09:22,328
the God of the universe
1087
01:09:22,370 --> 01:09:24,622
actually kind of flipped
the whole world on its head
1088
01:09:24,664 --> 01:09:29,044
and came in, in literally
the most humbled state
1089
01:09:29,085 --> 01:09:31,171
that you possibly could.
1090
01:09:31,212 --> 01:09:34,007
For God so loved you,
1091
01:09:34,049 --> 01:09:38,595
saw you as so valuable
and so worth it
1092
01:09:38,636 --> 01:09:40,889
that He didn't do away
with a world
1093
01:09:40,930 --> 01:09:42,766
that turns away
from Him.
1094
01:09:42,807 --> 01:09:43,767
- I always
believed in God,
1095
01:09:43,808 --> 01:09:45,685
I didn't know
He believed in me.
1096
01:09:45,727 --> 01:09:48,313
That's what people must know
this Christmas,
1097
01:09:48,355 --> 01:09:53,151
is the God
who steps down into their life,
1098
01:09:53,193 --> 01:09:57,489
not stands up on a mountain
and demand that they reach Him.
1099
01:10:05,872 --> 01:10:08,750
[horse hoofbeats]
1100
01:10:11,753 --> 01:10:13,338
[owl hoots]
1101
01:10:41,825 --> 01:10:43,368
[horse snorts]
1102
01:10:45,036 --> 01:10:46,037
[horse nickers]
1103
01:10:58,091 --> 01:10:59,634
[horse snorts]
1104
01:11:37,672 --> 01:11:39,007
[owl hoots]
1105
01:11:44,512 --> 01:11:47,807
[* soft music *]
1106
01:11:50,894 --> 01:11:53,855
[inaudible praying]
1107
01:12:00,695 --> 01:12:02,405
[sighs]
1108
01:12:07,035 --> 01:12:09,788
[horse hoofbeats]
1109
01:12:18,713 --> 01:12:21,383
[footsteps]
1110
01:12:23,843 --> 01:12:26,054
JOSEPH:
We might see Samuel but...
1111
01:12:26,096 --> 01:12:27,639
it’s been
so long,
1112
01:12:27,681 --> 01:12:30,266
I don't know if he's
living in the same home.
1113
01:12:30,308 --> 01:12:31,226
I hope so.
1114
01:12:31,267 --> 01:12:32,894
You've said so much
about him.
1115
01:12:32,936 --> 01:12:34,521
We will see.
1116
01:12:34,562 --> 01:12:38,066
We won't have any time to look
for him if he's not, of course.
1117
01:12:38,108 --> 01:12:39,067
We'll see.
1118
01:12:42,237 --> 01:12:43,863
Are we out?
1119
01:12:43,905 --> 01:12:45,407
Not even a drop?
1120
01:12:46,741 --> 01:12:49,536
[sighs] [clicks tongue]
Come on.
1121
01:12:49,577 --> 01:12:51,413
[clicks tongue]
1122
01:12:51,454 --> 01:12:53,540
[donkey brays]
[clicks tongue]
1123
01:12:53,581 --> 01:12:55,709
Um... Joseph.
1124
01:12:55,750 --> 01:12:56,543
Yes.
1125
01:12:56,584 --> 01:12:58,044
- Can you stop,
please?
1126
01:12:58,086 --> 01:13:00,005
I'd like to walk
for a bit.
1127
01:13:00,046 --> 01:13:03,299
- [sighs] No, Mary,
why would you want to walk?
1128
01:13:03,341 --> 01:13:04,342
It's dangerous.
1129
01:13:04,384 --> 01:13:06,094
- I'm getting
a bit uncomfortable.
1130
01:13:06,136 --> 01:13:08,388
Elizabeth actually told me
it's good to walk and move
1131
01:13:08,430 --> 01:13:09,597
when I feel up
to it.
1132
01:13:10,890 --> 01:13:13,935
- We won't have any water
until I get you to town,
1133
01:13:13,977 --> 01:13:15,395
you need your rest.
1134
01:13:15,437 --> 01:13:16,479
Ay, uh!
1135
01:13:16,521 --> 01:13:18,440
Let me get you
more comfortable, huh?
1136
01:13:20,859 --> 01:13:23,445
- Joseph, you don't need to be
the only one walking.
1137
01:13:23,486 --> 01:13:25,739
Plus, we're far enough away
from Nazareth
1138
01:13:25,780 --> 01:13:27,949
I don't need to hide
my condition anymore--
1139
01:13:28,825 --> 01:13:30,368
- Mary,
this blanket is stuck.
1140
01:13:30,410 --> 01:13:32,203
There is no way
that you're comfortable.
1141
01:13:32,245 --> 01:13:33,455
Joseph.
1142
01:13:34,497 --> 01:13:37,417
I'd like to walk
with you... please.
1143
01:13:37,459 --> 01:13:40,420
[Joseph sighs]
1144
01:13:40,462 --> 01:13:43,840
- I am responsible
for you, Mary.
1145
01:13:43,882 --> 01:13:46,593
For you and...
1146
01:13:46,634 --> 01:13:48,303
You protect us.
1147
01:13:48,345 --> 01:13:49,471
Yes.
1148
01:13:49,512 --> 01:13:51,765
I know, I know.
1149
01:13:51,806 --> 01:13:53,725
I'll let you
help me down.
1150
01:13:53,767 --> 01:13:55,643
[chuckles]
1151
01:13:57,562 --> 01:13:59,898
- [sighs]
All right,
1152
01:13:59,939 --> 01:14:02,150
you can walk
for a few minutes, huh?
1153
01:14:02,192 --> 01:14:04,277
But please,
not too far?
1154
01:14:04,319 --> 01:14:06,696
You need to save
your strength.
1155
01:14:06,738 --> 01:14:08,698
- I actually do need you
to help me down.
1156
01:14:09,949 --> 01:14:14,412
- Ah, ah, yes,
ah, yes, sorry.
1157
01:14:14,454 --> 01:14:16,414
Slowly, slowly.
1158
01:14:16,456 --> 01:14:17,374
Watch the baby.
1159
01:14:17,415 --> 01:14:18,458
Okay, okay,
okay.
1160
01:14:18,500 --> 01:14:19,417
[Mary sighs]
1161
01:14:19,459 --> 01:14:20,460
You okay?
1162
01:14:20,502 --> 01:14:22,170
Yes, yes.
1163
01:14:22,212 --> 01:14:24,130
Ooh.
1164
01:14:24,172 --> 01:14:26,216
[Joseph clicks tongue]
1165
01:14:26,257 --> 01:14:27,300
Hey.
1166
01:14:27,342 --> 01:14:29,135
[Joseph clicks tongue]
[donkey brays]
1167
01:14:29,177 --> 01:14:30,095
This feels better.
1168
01:14:30,136 --> 01:14:30,970
Mm.
1169
01:14:31,012 --> 01:14:32,055
Thank you.
1170
01:14:38,186 --> 01:14:40,897
Thank you
for protecting me.
1171
01:14:40,939 --> 01:14:43,650
I don't know that
I've said that yet.
1172
01:14:43,692 --> 01:14:46,319
- We have a little ways
to go yet;
1173
01:14:46,361 --> 01:14:47,821
let's see how
tonight goes and, uh--
1174
01:14:47,862 --> 01:14:50,865
- I'm not talking
about that.
1175
01:14:50,907 --> 01:14:53,493
I'm talking about...
before.
1176
01:14:53,535 --> 01:14:55,870
[Joseph clicks tongue]
[donkey brays]
1177
01:14:55,912 --> 01:14:57,205
Oh, ah.
1178
01:14:58,707 --> 01:15:00,458
- I've been meaning to say
something this whole journey,
1179
01:15:00,500 --> 01:15:03,461
and I just--I didn't,
and I should have.
1180
01:15:03,503 --> 01:15:04,504
Mm.
1181
01:15:04,546 --> 01:15:05,880
- I should have
months ago.
1182
01:15:09,175 --> 01:15:10,301
You don't have to.
1183
01:15:10,343 --> 01:15:13,471
- Yes,
yes, I do.
1184
01:15:13,513 --> 01:15:16,516
You could have gotten all of the
bride price back from my father.
1185
01:15:16,558 --> 01:15:19,436
- It was never
about the money.
1186
01:15:19,477 --> 01:15:21,563
I know it wasn't,
1187
01:15:21,604 --> 01:15:22,897
and I know it's not
polite to talk about,
1188
01:15:22,939 --> 01:15:25,108
but no one
would have blamed you.
1189
01:15:25,150 --> 01:15:26,151
For what?
1190
01:15:28,611 --> 01:15:30,947
For divorcing me.
1191
01:15:30,989 --> 01:15:33,199
Publicly.
1192
01:15:33,241 --> 01:15:35,827
- Mary, I--
1193
01:15:35,869 --> 01:15:37,203
- You could be
betrothed to someone
1194
01:15:37,245 --> 01:15:39,622
that you don't
have to hide.
1195
01:15:39,664 --> 01:15:42,500
And people wouldn't be
gossiping about you.
1196
01:15:42,542 --> 01:15:43,960
And you could go
be registered
1197
01:15:44,002 --> 01:15:46,254
without having to drag me
on this donkey for five days.
1198
01:15:50,258 --> 01:15:51,593
Joseph?
1199
01:15:55,722 --> 01:16:00,560
You are a brave man,
and you are godly,
1200
01:16:00,602 --> 01:16:03,229
and I should have
said thank you.
1201
01:16:03,271 --> 01:16:07,317
[* soft music *]
1202
01:16:07,359 --> 01:16:09,986
God told me to.
1203
01:16:10,028 --> 01:16:10,987
I know He did.
1204
01:16:11,029 --> 01:16:12,280
Mm.
1205
01:16:12,322 --> 01:16:13,907
- But you had
a choice.
1206
01:16:13,948 --> 01:16:15,367
Ah, ha!
1207
01:16:15,408 --> 01:16:18,328
I don't believe
that I did.
1208
01:16:18,370 --> 01:16:24,125
But I'm glad
either way.
1209
01:16:24,167 --> 01:16:27,879
I wouldn't change
a single thing that has happened
1210
01:16:27,921 --> 01:16:29,964
since that dream,
hmm?
1211
01:16:32,467 --> 01:16:33,426
Neither would I.
1212
01:16:33,468 --> 01:16:34,636
Heh.
1213
01:16:37,472 --> 01:16:39,432
Oh, this all
seems impossible, huh?
1214
01:16:39,474 --> 01:16:41,142
Yes, yes.
1215
01:16:42,394 --> 01:16:44,145
But remember what
the messenger said to me...
1216
01:16:44,187 --> 01:16:45,188
Hmm?
1217
01:16:45,230 --> 01:16:47,857
- ...nothing is impossible
with God.
1218
01:16:47,899 --> 01:16:50,694
- My messenger
didn't say that.
1219
01:16:50,735 --> 01:16:52,404
That would have
been nice, huh?
1220
01:16:55,031 --> 01:16:56,282
[Mary sighs]
1221
01:17:00,328 --> 01:17:02,288
Are you feeling
better?
1222
01:17:02,330 --> 01:17:04,541
- A bit,
yes.
1223
01:17:04,582 --> 01:17:06,793
- Okay,
up, up.
1224
01:17:06,835 --> 01:17:11,297
Okay... okay.
1225
01:17:11,339 --> 01:17:13,008
[Mary grunts]
1226
01:17:16,594 --> 01:17:17,595
- We need to move
quicker.
1227
01:17:17,637 --> 01:17:18,596
You need water,
1228
01:17:18,638 --> 01:17:20,390
and I planned
to get settled
1229
01:17:20,432 --> 01:17:23,309
for the part where your
messenger and my messenger
1230
01:17:23,351 --> 01:17:25,562
said
the same thing.
1231
01:17:25,603 --> 01:17:27,897
"And she will give birth
to a son..."
1232
01:17:27,939 --> 01:17:31,192
TOGETHER: "And you shall
call His name Jesus."
1233
01:17:31,234 --> 01:17:34,154
- Yes...
that part.
1234
01:17:35,905 --> 01:17:38,158
Come on.
{clicks tongue]
1235
01:17:38,199 --> 01:17:42,871
* *
1236
01:17:45,957 --> 01:17:49,961
[horse hoofbeats]
[indistinct conversations]
1237
01:17:52,881 --> 01:17:54,049
ROMAN GUARD:
Halt.
1238
01:17:55,508 --> 01:17:56,885
Late night
for a delivery.
1239
01:17:59,387 --> 01:18:00,930
- It was
a long journey.
1240
01:18:05,393 --> 01:18:06,478
What have you got?
1241
01:18:08,772 --> 01:18:10,273
I'm sorry?
1242
01:18:12,692 --> 01:18:15,403
Oh,
agriculture.
1243
01:18:15,445 --> 01:18:16,529
Grain.
1244
01:18:16,571 --> 01:18:17,739
Fruit.
1245
01:18:22,202 --> 01:18:24,245
- What am I gonna find
if I look in here?
1246
01:18:26,122 --> 01:18:27,916
- The best figs
in the region.
1247
01:18:43,181 --> 01:18:45,100
- Didn't mention
the fine goods.
1248
01:18:47,227 --> 01:18:48,895
I'll take a look
at your papers now.
1249
01:18:52,899 --> 01:18:58,446
[* tense music *]
1250
01:19:02,867 --> 01:19:05,328
Everything
all right?
1251
01:19:05,370 --> 01:19:06,371
You look
a little pale.
1252
01:19:13,169 --> 01:19:14,504
Here they are.
1253
01:19:35,942 --> 01:19:37,152
Hail Caesar.
1254
01:19:39,988 --> 01:19:41,614
Better not have
skipped my turn.
1255
01:19:41,656 --> 01:19:43,825
[indistinct conversation]
1256
01:19:54,711 --> 01:19:56,921
[shuttered sigh]
1257
01:19:57,797 --> 01:20:00,508
[marketplace sounds & voices]
1258
01:20:14,397 --> 01:20:15,982
All right.
1259
01:20:16,024 --> 01:20:19,069
I believe that Samuel's house
is through here.
1260
01:20:19,110 --> 01:20:22,530
I'm not sure how
he will respond to your, uh...
1261
01:20:22,572 --> 01:20:23,531
condition,
1262
01:20:23,573 --> 01:20:25,742
but we will
have water,
1263
01:20:25,784 --> 01:20:27,118
and it will be nice
to see him.
1264
01:20:32,374 --> 01:20:36,002
Actually...
I don't know if this is it.
1265
01:20:36,044 --> 01:20:38,838
It looks
so different.
1266
01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:41,216
Maybe because
there are so many people.
1267
01:20:42,676 --> 01:20:44,177
I think if we, um--
1268
01:20:52,727 --> 01:20:54,104
Yes?
1269
01:20:55,355 --> 01:20:57,857
- We don't have time
to look for Samuel.
1270
01:20:57,899 --> 01:21:00,151
- No, no,
it will be fine,
1271
01:21:00,193 --> 01:21:01,695
I know you wanted
to find him.
1272
01:21:01,736 --> 01:21:03,405
- I need to get you
to the inn, Mary;
1273
01:21:03,446 --> 01:21:04,656
you need your rest.
1274
01:21:07,742 --> 01:21:10,120
Maybe I can find a well
so you can drink,
1275
01:21:10,161 --> 01:21:12,247
and I'll take you
straight to the inn, huh?
1276
01:21:14,332 --> 01:21:15,417
Thank you.
1277
01:21:23,925 --> 01:21:25,927
- Ah,
so many people.
1278
01:21:38,398 --> 01:21:39,607
[horse nickers]
1279
01:21:49,909 --> 01:21:51,703
[knocks on gate]
1280
01:21:54,539 --> 01:21:56,458
[scraping sound]
1281
01:22:15,643 --> 01:22:17,562
- Are you lost,
traveler?
1282
01:22:19,439 --> 01:22:22,525
- No longer,
for I have found the way.
1283
01:22:28,490 --> 01:22:30,158
[gate creaks open]
1284
01:22:34,829 --> 01:22:36,581
[scraping sound]
1285
01:22:44,422 --> 01:22:45,757
Tychicus.
1286
01:22:45,799 --> 01:22:46,925
Lazarus.
1287
01:22:46,966 --> 01:22:48,176
It's an honor.
1288
01:22:48,218 --> 01:22:50,470
Your fame has spread
among so many of us.
1289
01:22:50,512 --> 01:22:52,389
You are very kind.
1290
01:22:52,430 --> 01:22:55,225
Paul says you are
brave and righteous.
1291
01:22:55,266 --> 01:22:56,643
- It's a pleasure
to serve.
1292
01:23:01,064 --> 01:23:04,067
- There is someone very eager
for your arrival.
1293
01:23:04,109 --> 01:23:06,695
May I tell her
all is safe and sound?
1294
01:23:06,736 --> 01:23:08,029
Yes.
1295
01:23:08,947 --> 01:23:11,157
[crickets chirping]
1296
01:23:14,577 --> 01:23:16,204
Come in quickly.
1297
01:23:22,544 --> 01:23:28,049
[market sounds]
1298
01:23:36,850 --> 01:23:41,604
[* soft music *]
1299
01:23:45,692 --> 01:23:49,612
[indistinct conversations]
1300
01:23:54,743 --> 01:23:55,577
Move!
1301
01:23:55,618 --> 01:23:56,703
Ugh!
1302
01:23:56,745 --> 01:23:57,704
So this?
1303
01:23:57,746 --> 01:23:58,872
This is
bull dropping here.
1304
01:23:58,913 --> 01:24:00,331
I don't like this,
okay?
1305
01:24:00,373 --> 01:24:01,708
You're lying to me,
huh?
1306
01:24:01,750 --> 01:24:09,007
[Indistinct conversations]
1307
01:24:09,049 --> 01:24:11,051
Please,
I beg of you.
1308
01:24:11,092 --> 01:24:12,510
No.
1309
01:24:12,552 --> 01:24:16,598
* *
1310
01:24:29,235 --> 01:24:33,573
- O God,
you are my God,
1311
01:24:33,615 --> 01:24:36,326
earnestly
I seek you.
1312
01:24:36,368 --> 01:24:38,787
My soul
thirsts for you...
1313
01:24:38,828 --> 01:24:41,581
- My soul
thirsts for you.
1314
01:24:41,623 --> 01:24:46,252
My flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land--
1315
01:24:46,294 --> 01:24:47,712
- ...dry
and weary land
1316
01:24:47,754 --> 01:24:49,464
where there is
no water.
1317
01:24:57,681 --> 01:25:00,600
[winces in pain]
1318
01:25:06,231 --> 01:25:07,440
JOSEPH:
Mary.
1319
01:25:11,444 --> 01:25:13,613
- Well,
what did he say?
1320
01:25:13,655 --> 01:25:15,281
You won't believe it.
1321
01:25:15,323 --> 01:25:17,283
He said that
they are completely full.
1322
01:25:17,325 --> 01:25:20,161
The census,
the whole town is overrun.
1323
01:25:21,871 --> 01:25:23,206
Unh!
1324
01:25:23,248 --> 01:25:25,542
I think
it's because, um...
1325
01:25:25,583 --> 01:25:27,002
ugh!
1326
01:25:27,043 --> 01:25:28,962
I think
it's because, uh...
1327
01:25:29,004 --> 01:25:31,881
he knows we aren't
exactly...
1328
01:25:31,923 --> 01:25:36,052
that I can't just give him
more money like the others can,
1329
01:25:36,094 --> 01:25:37,887
but he insisted
that they were full.
1330
01:25:39,931 --> 01:25:41,224
I was furious,
but...
1331
01:25:41,266 --> 01:25:43,935
I kept my calm,
like I promised.
1332
01:25:43,977 --> 01:25:45,228
Of course.
1333
01:25:46,104 --> 01:25:48,648
- I told him
about our situation...
1334
01:25:48,690 --> 01:25:52,027
that didn't make
a difference, either.
1335
01:25:52,068 --> 01:25:53,695
He just said that
there was nothing.
1336
01:26:00,618 --> 01:26:04,414
Finally, his wife said
that if we wanted,
1337
01:26:04,456 --> 01:26:09,586
we could try...
camping in the stable.
1338
01:26:09,627 --> 01:26:13,006
They promised us water
and blankets to help,
1339
01:26:13,048 --> 01:26:16,176
even lamb's cloths
for the baby.
1340
01:26:16,217 --> 01:26:17,886
They promised that
they would be clean.
1341
01:26:20,096 --> 01:26:24,434
But I can go
look for Samuel.
1342
01:26:24,476 --> 01:26:26,478
If he's living
in the same home,
1343
01:26:26,519 --> 01:26:27,937
then he will
have room.
1344
01:26:27,979 --> 01:26:30,398
- I'm sorry I slowed us down,
I should have stayed on--
1345
01:26:30,440 --> 01:26:32,817
- Oh, Mary,
it's not your fault.
1346
01:26:32,859 --> 01:26:34,235
Joseph...
1347
01:26:37,906 --> 01:26:39,240
We can't
keep looking.
1348
01:26:43,161 --> 01:26:45,080
- Have the pangs
started?
1349
01:26:45,121 --> 01:26:46,581
He's coming.
1350
01:26:48,792 --> 01:26:49,793
Ah...
1351
01:26:52,629 --> 01:26:54,714
I'm sorry,
he said there was nothing.
1352
01:26:54,756 --> 01:26:56,591
I know, I know.
1353
01:26:59,260 --> 01:27:03,348
- All right,
all right,
1354
01:27:03,390 --> 01:27:05,141
we will make it work,
hmm?
1355
01:27:05,183 --> 01:27:07,852
- Yes, yes,
we will make it work,
1356
01:27:07,894 --> 01:27:10,397
we will
make it work.
1357
01:27:10,438 --> 01:27:12,607
- We will
make it work.
1358
01:27:15,068 --> 01:27:16,444
LAZARUS:
Woman...
1359
01:27:18,405 --> 01:27:19,531
Yes, Lazarus.
1360
01:27:20,323 --> 01:27:21,574
- I'm sorry
to wake you, but--
1361
01:27:21,616 --> 01:27:24,869
- No, I was...
just resting my eyes.
1362
01:27:24,911 --> 01:27:27,956
- Are you feeling
well enough to see her?
1363
01:27:27,997 --> 01:27:29,416
She's here?
1364
01:27:33,336 --> 01:27:34,754
What are you
waiting for?
1365
01:27:38,299 --> 01:27:39,926
Shalom.
1366
01:27:39,968 --> 01:27:41,928
Shalom.
1367
01:27:41,970 --> 01:27:44,139
[greet with kisses]
1368
01:27:44,180 --> 01:27:48,226
Oh... how did they
get you here?
1369
01:27:48,268 --> 01:27:50,603
- Our former zealot
had ideas and old friends
1370
01:27:50,645 --> 01:27:53,064
to get me to Tychicus
for the last leg.
1371
01:27:53,106 --> 01:27:53,982
I was safe.
1372
01:27:54,024 --> 01:27:54,941
- Do you need
anything else?
1373
01:27:54,983 --> 01:27:56,109
Where is Zee now?
1374
01:27:56,151 --> 01:27:57,777
- Persia, Lebanon,
Armenia...
1375
01:27:57,819 --> 01:27:59,279
all over the place.
1376
01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:01,114
- I'll just
leave you to it then.
1377
01:28:01,156 --> 01:28:02,782
Let me know if
you need anything.
1378
01:28:02,824 --> 01:28:04,075
Thank you!
1379
01:28:04,117 --> 01:28:06,411
I came as soon
as I heard.
1380
01:28:06,453 --> 01:28:07,829
MOTHER MARY:
It's just a fever.
1381
01:28:07,871 --> 01:28:09,122
I'll be fine,
1382
01:28:09,164 --> 01:28:11,750
I just had something
to share with you.
1383
01:28:11,791 --> 01:28:16,212
But first, anything to report
about our boys?
1384
01:28:16,254 --> 01:28:18,006
I don't want...
1385
01:28:18,048 --> 01:28:21,009
let's just talk about
what you brought me here for.
1386
01:28:21,051 --> 01:28:22,510
- I want to know,
Mary.
1387
01:28:22,552 --> 01:28:24,262
I pray for them
every day,
1388
01:28:24,304 --> 01:28:26,348
I want to know
what to pray for.
1389
01:28:31,770 --> 01:28:34,647
- They're preaching
everywhere,
1390
01:28:34,689 --> 01:28:36,524
and the Church
is growing.
1391
01:28:37,901 --> 01:28:39,736
And the deaths of
Big James and Nathanael
1392
01:28:39,778 --> 01:28:44,324
seemed to have
only emboldened everyone...
1393
01:28:44,366 --> 01:28:45,700
especially Peter.
1394
01:28:47,243 --> 01:28:48,495
Of course.
1395
01:28:52,874 --> 01:28:55,043
- But it is getting
more difficult.
1396
01:28:57,253 --> 01:28:59,589
It's clear they
want us all dead.
1397
01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:07,722
You can pray especially
for Andrew in Greece.
1398
01:29:07,764 --> 01:29:09,891
They say he will be
arrested at any moment.
1399
01:29:12,560 --> 01:29:14,813
- [sighs] I will pray
in earnest.
1400
01:29:23,697 --> 01:29:25,782
Do you know
where Luke is?
1401
01:29:25,824 --> 01:29:28,535
- Yes,
he's in Rome with Paul.
1402
01:29:28,576 --> 01:29:29,994
Can you reach him?
1403
01:29:30,036 --> 01:29:32,706
- If necessary,
of course.
1404
01:29:32,747 --> 01:29:34,833
Why?
1405
01:29:34,874 --> 01:29:37,752
- He's been gathering
his record of the stories,
1406
01:29:37,794 --> 01:29:40,213
and we spoke,
1407
01:29:40,255 --> 01:29:42,590
but I didn't tell him
everything.
1408
01:29:44,551 --> 01:29:47,095
[sheep bleating]
1409
01:29:55,186 --> 01:29:57,731
- Ah, there is
enough wood here,
1410
01:29:57,772 --> 01:30:00,316
I can put something
together for you.
1411
01:30:00,358 --> 01:30:01,401
There's no time;
1412
01:30:01,443 --> 01:30:02,736
they're coming
a bit faster now.
1413
01:30:02,777 --> 01:30:05,280
- All right,
we can do this.
1414
01:30:05,321 --> 01:30:06,990
Try and see if you
can find a spot
1415
01:30:07,032 --> 01:30:08,074
to sit
on this blanket,
1416
01:30:08,116 --> 01:30:11,077
and I'll put something
together for you
1417
01:30:11,119 --> 01:30:12,370
and clean up,
huh?
1418
01:30:12,412 --> 01:30:13,329
Okay.
1419
01:30:13,371 --> 01:30:14,581
Okay.
1420
01:30:17,417 --> 01:30:19,127
- He needs a place
to sleep.
1421
01:30:19,169 --> 01:30:20,587
What?
1422
01:30:20,628 --> 01:30:23,798
- When He gets here...
He needs a place to lie down.
1423
01:30:23,840 --> 01:30:26,217
You make my bed...
I'll make His.
1424
01:30:26,259 --> 01:30:27,802
- Already a mother,
huh?
1425
01:30:30,138 --> 01:30:32,766
[sheep bleating]
1426
01:30:34,476 --> 01:30:36,144
JOSEPH:
Okay.
1427
01:30:38,313 --> 01:30:42,150
[* soft music *]
1428
01:30:49,240 --> 01:30:52,744
[woman vocalizing]
1429
01:31:08,593 --> 01:31:10,178
[sheep bleats]
1430
01:31:11,513 --> 01:31:13,890
[winces in pain]
1431
01:31:22,315 --> 01:31:24,901
- My soul
magnifies the Lord,
1432
01:31:24,943 --> 01:31:28,738
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Savior,
1433
01:31:28,780 --> 01:31:32,158
for He has looked on the
humble estate of His servant.
1434
01:31:32,200 --> 01:31:34,119
What is that?
1435
01:31:34,160 --> 01:31:35,120
What?
1436
01:31:35,161 --> 01:31:36,496
- What are you
saying?
1437
01:31:36,538 --> 01:31:38,623
Oh, nothing...
1438
01:31:38,665 --> 01:31:40,500
- Is it a song
of David?
1439
01:31:40,542 --> 01:31:43,044
We could use one
right about now.
1440
01:31:43,086 --> 01:31:46,172
- No, sorry, it's...
just something to myself.
1441
01:31:46,214 --> 01:31:48,842
A poem you created?
1442
01:31:48,883 --> 01:31:49,843
- Yes, but--
1443
01:31:49,884 --> 01:31:52,012
When?
1444
01:31:52,053 --> 01:31:53,680
Several months ago.
1445
01:31:53,722 --> 01:31:55,598
- I would love
to hear it.
1446
01:32:00,520 --> 01:32:02,105
Mary... ?
1447
01:32:04,190 --> 01:32:05,734
[winces in pain]
1448
01:32:11,656 --> 01:32:13,867
...are you
seeing this?
1449
01:32:13,908 --> 01:32:15,577
Mary?
1450
01:32:16,828 --> 01:32:18,121
Mary?
1451
01:32:21,666 --> 01:32:25,462
[Mary gasps]
1452
01:32:25,503 --> 01:32:26,796
It's time.
1453
01:32:27,464 --> 01:32:28,465
Oh!
1454
01:32:28,506 --> 01:32:30,216
Come, I've got you...
come sit.
1455
01:32:30,258 --> 01:32:32,344
- Shouldn't we
call for help?
1456
01:32:32,385 --> 01:32:33,386
You've never
done this before;
1457
01:32:33,428 --> 01:32:34,846
maybe the wife
could come and help?
1458
01:32:34,888 --> 01:32:36,139
- No, there isn't
any time.
1459
01:32:36,181 --> 01:32:37,098
we've got this.
1460
01:32:37,140 --> 01:32:38,141
No, no, no,
1461
01:32:38,183 --> 01:32:39,976
I don't want you
to see me like this!
1462
01:32:40,018 --> 01:32:41,603
[groans in pain]
1463
01:32:42,771 --> 01:32:44,189
- Mary,
look at me.
1464
01:32:44,230 --> 01:32:45,315
- No, no, no,
I can wait.
1465
01:32:45,357 --> 01:32:46,441
Go get someone.
1466
01:32:46,483 --> 01:32:47,942
- Don't look over there,
Mary;
1467
01:32:47,984 --> 01:32:49,027
look at me.
1468
01:32:52,113 --> 01:32:54,574
We are not alone.
1469
01:32:54,616 --> 01:32:56,701
I am so scared.
1470
01:32:56,743 --> 01:32:59,662
- Hey, remember what
your messenger said...
1471
01:32:59,704 --> 01:33:01,664
the first thing
your messenger said;
1472
01:33:01,706 --> 01:33:04,542
it was the same thing
my messenger said to me,
1473
01:33:04,584 --> 01:33:06,753
remember?
1474
01:33:06,795 --> 01:33:08,004
Don't be afraid.
1475
01:33:08,672 --> 01:33:09,923
Don't be afraid.
1476
01:33:12,175 --> 01:33:13,051
I love you.
1477
01:33:14,052 --> 01:33:15,428
I love you.
1478
01:33:15,470 --> 01:33:17,305
- Thank you for
taking care of me.
1479
01:33:17,347 --> 01:33:20,308
God gave you
to me.
1480
01:33:20,350 --> 01:33:22,686
- He has been
our help,
1481
01:33:22,727 --> 01:33:26,648
and in the shadow of His wings
we will sing for joy.
1482
01:33:26,690 --> 01:33:28,274
A song of David.
1483
01:33:28,316 --> 01:33:29,651
Yes.
1484
01:33:29,693 --> 01:33:31,069
[Mary wincing]
1485
01:33:32,696 --> 01:33:34,322
- Can I hear
yours now?
1486
01:33:34,364 --> 01:33:35,573
Not now.
1487
01:33:35,615 --> 01:33:37,742
[Mary groans]
1488
01:33:37,784 --> 01:33:39,160
- Oh, I know,
I know.
1489
01:33:42,497 --> 01:33:43,415
It is time,
yes?
1490
01:33:43,456 --> 01:33:44,541
Yes.
1491
01:33:44,582 --> 01:33:46,209
- Okay,
it is time.
1492
01:33:47,836 --> 01:33:49,838
[Mary softly groans]
1493
01:33:51,089 --> 01:33:53,550
[woman vocalizes]
1494
01:33:53,591 --> 01:33:54,968
It's okay,
I've got you.
1495
01:34:06,187 --> 01:34:11,067
- I told Luke about
the journey to Bethlehem,
1496
01:34:11,109 --> 01:34:13,945
and about how we couldn't
get a room at the inn.
1497
01:34:13,987 --> 01:34:18,324
But I didn't tell him
about my psalm.
1498
01:34:18,366 --> 01:34:19,868
Yourpsalm?
1499
01:34:19,909 --> 01:34:22,704
- When I went to see
my cousin Elizabeth
1500
01:34:22,746 --> 01:34:25,331
when she was
pregnant with John,
1501
01:34:25,373 --> 01:34:28,501
she cried out
when she saw me.
1502
01:34:28,543 --> 01:34:29,794
I told Luke
about this,
1503
01:34:29,836 --> 01:34:32,297
how she was overwhelmed
for the both of us...
1504
01:34:34,758 --> 01:34:37,135
and she called me
the mother of her Lord.
1505
01:34:39,054 --> 01:34:43,016
And we were just laughing
and crying together,
1506
01:34:43,058 --> 01:34:46,019
and it was all
too much,
1507
01:34:46,061 --> 01:34:49,898
and words of praise
just burst out of me.
1508
01:34:51,608 --> 01:34:53,693
- Please tell me
I'm about to hear them.
1509
01:34:53,735 --> 01:34:56,321
- You're going to
write them down
1510
01:34:56,363 --> 01:34:59,366
and deliver them
to Luke.
1511
01:34:59,407 --> 01:35:00,533
[sighs]
1512
01:35:00,575 --> 01:35:02,243
- The materials
are here.
1513
01:35:06,039 --> 01:35:10,627
I trust you to get them right,
and to keep it safe,
1514
01:35:10,669 --> 01:35:12,253
and to get it
to Luke.
1515
01:35:18,927 --> 01:35:21,763
I've kept it all
to myself.
1516
01:35:23,890 --> 01:35:26,309
As you know, I like to
treasure things in my heart.
1517
01:35:26,351 --> 01:35:27,769
[chuckles]
1518
01:35:27,811 --> 01:35:31,064
I was shy,
1519
01:35:31,106 --> 01:35:35,902
and it felt personal
between God and me,
1520
01:35:35,944 --> 01:35:41,157
but... I wish I would have
shared it with Joseph.
1521
01:35:45,412 --> 01:35:47,956
And people must know...
1522
01:35:47,997 --> 01:35:52,210
these felt like God's words
as much as my own.
1523
01:35:52,252 --> 01:35:55,755
I can't explain it,
but they did,
1524
01:35:55,797 --> 01:35:57,340
and people must know.
1525
01:36:04,472 --> 01:36:05,932
I'm ready.
1526
01:36:14,649 --> 01:36:16,526
[* woman vocalizing *]
1527
01:36:16,568 --> 01:36:20,613
- My soul
magnifies the Lord,
1528
01:36:20,655 --> 01:36:23,450
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Savior.
1529
01:36:25,827 --> 01:36:30,081
For behold,
from now on,
1530
01:36:30,123 --> 01:36:33,626
generations
will call me blessed;
1531
01:36:33,668 --> 01:36:39,966
and He who is mighty
has done great things for me,
1532
01:36:40,008 --> 01:36:42,260
and holy
is His name.
1533
01:36:46,056 --> 01:36:51,019
And His mercy is
for those who fear Him...
1534
01:36:51,061 --> 01:36:55,648
from generation
to generation.
1535
01:36:55,690 --> 01:36:58,985
He has shown strength
with His arms;
1536
01:36:59,027 --> 01:37:03,990
He has scattered the proud
in the thoughts of their hearts.
1537
01:37:04,032 --> 01:37:06,993
He has brought down
the mighty from their throne
1538
01:37:07,035 --> 01:37:09,412
and exalted those
of humble estate;
1539
01:37:12,248 --> 01:37:16,628
He has filled the hungry
with good things,
1540
01:37:16,670 --> 01:37:19,506
and the rich
He has sent away empty.
1541
01:37:22,759 --> 01:37:25,845
He has helped
His servant Israel,
1542
01:37:25,887 --> 01:37:27,514
in remembrance
of His mercy.
1543
01:37:27,555 --> 01:37:30,266
[* woman vocalizing *]
1544
01:37:33,061 --> 01:37:35,188
...as He spoke
to our fathers,
1545
01:37:35,230 --> 01:37:38,525
to Abraham and to
his offspring forever.
1546
01:37:42,779 --> 01:37:46,408
[* woman vocalizing *]
1547
01:37:56,751 --> 01:38:01,923
[* music swells *]
1548
01:38:14,602 --> 01:38:15,603
[soft kiss]
1549
01:38:20,608 --> 01:38:23,570
- [sighs]
That's amazing.
1550
01:38:27,032 --> 01:38:29,534
It's like the song of Hannah,
but even more beautiful.
1551
01:38:36,207 --> 01:38:38,001
- [baby fusses]
- Oh.
1552
01:38:39,085 --> 01:38:40,211
Are you better?
1553
01:38:40,253 --> 01:38:42,005
Is this
comfortable?
1554
01:38:42,047 --> 01:38:44,507
- Yes,
thank you.
1555
01:38:44,549 --> 01:38:46,092
- Are you still
in pain?
1556
01:38:47,969 --> 01:38:49,763
Yes, but, uh...
1557
01:38:49,804 --> 01:38:51,514
the blanket underneath
is helping.
1558
01:38:55,852 --> 01:38:58,980
[Joseph laughs]
1559
01:39:02,359 --> 01:39:06,446
- Oh, I don't know
how you did that.
1560
01:39:06,488 --> 01:39:09,282
I feel like my heart
is going to explode.
1561
01:39:09,324 --> 01:39:13,620
- Oh, don't make me laugh,
it hurts to laugh.
1562
01:39:17,832 --> 01:39:18,792
[sheep bleats]
1563
01:39:18,833 --> 01:39:21,461
Hmm...
He's so small.
1564
01:39:23,004 --> 01:39:25,090
- Smaller than
I expected.
1565
01:39:25,131 --> 01:39:26,633
- I don't know
what I expected,
1566
01:39:26,675 --> 01:39:28,218
but it wasn't
any of this.
1567
01:39:29,678 --> 01:39:31,179
No...
1568
01:39:31,221 --> 01:39:33,098
from the beginning
of it all.
1569
01:39:38,603 --> 01:39:40,146
So...
1570
01:39:40,188 --> 01:39:44,150
your messenger said that
He would be called holy,
1571
01:39:44,192 --> 01:39:45,652
the Son of God.
1572
01:39:45,694 --> 01:39:49,489
The prophecy
mentions Emmanuel.
1573
01:39:49,531 --> 01:39:52,492
Are we going to stick
with Jesus?
1574
01:39:52,534 --> 01:39:54,828
Hmm...
1575
01:39:54,869 --> 01:39:57,789
I think we should.
1576
01:39:57,831 --> 01:39:59,374
- Probably best,
huh?
1577
01:39:59,416 --> 01:40:00,583
- Mm-hmm.
1578
01:40:03,670 --> 01:40:05,547
He needs to sleep.
1579
01:40:05,588 --> 01:40:07,340
You both do.
1580
01:40:07,382 --> 01:40:09,592
Put him
in the manger...
1581
01:40:09,634 --> 01:40:12,053
it's a better bed
than the one I made for you.
1582
01:40:17,058 --> 01:40:21,813
* *
1583
01:40:50,467 --> 01:40:51,384
MOTHER MARY:
There's something else
1584
01:40:51,426 --> 01:40:52,761
I want you
to tell Luke.
1585
01:40:54,095 --> 01:40:57,098
I want you to tell him
about the swaddling cloths.
1586
01:40:57,932 --> 01:40:59,851
- You want him
to write about it?
1587
01:40:59,893 --> 01:41:01,561
People must know.
1588
01:41:03,688 --> 01:41:07,567
I want to honor the help
we received from the innkeeper,
1589
01:41:07,609 --> 01:41:11,321
but I also think it's lovely
that we used the same cloths
1590
01:41:11,363 --> 01:41:13,782
they used to wrap
newborn lambs.
1591
01:41:15,450 --> 01:41:18,661
I wonder if God
gave us that as a sign.
1592
01:41:18,703 --> 01:41:20,163
It is lovely.
1593
01:41:22,415 --> 01:41:26,461
- And...
there's something else.
1594
01:41:28,505 --> 01:41:31,800
Go get that box over there,
by the window.
1595
01:41:48,483 --> 01:41:49,776
Open it;
1596
01:41:49,818 --> 01:41:51,486
what's inside
is yours.
1597
01:41:55,657 --> 01:41:56,783
I kept them.
1598
01:41:56,825 --> 01:42:01,913
* *
1599
01:42:01,955 --> 01:42:03,623
[gasps]
1600
01:42:04,874 --> 01:42:05,959
They meant
so much to me,
1601
01:42:06,001 --> 01:42:09,796
I just couldn't
leave them.
1602
01:42:09,838 --> 01:42:11,965
And now
they're yours.
1603
01:42:12,007 --> 01:42:13,800
Mother...
1604
01:42:13,842 --> 01:42:16,469
- There's a rip
here...
1605
01:42:16,511 --> 01:42:18,138
from where we gave a piece
to one of the shepherds
1606
01:42:18,179 --> 01:42:19,514
to dress
his wound.
1607
01:42:21,349 --> 01:42:22,684
- Did you tell Luke
about the shepherds?
1608
01:42:22,726 --> 01:42:24,144
I love that part.
1609
01:42:24,185 --> 01:42:25,603
Of course.
1610
01:42:31,317 --> 01:42:34,696
- I-I can't;
this is too--
1611
01:42:34,738 --> 01:42:38,450
- You can
and you will.
1612
01:42:38,491 --> 01:42:41,453
It will be a reminder
of where all this began...
1613
01:42:44,122 --> 01:42:46,416
and how He was one of us
for a time.
1614
01:42:52,380 --> 01:42:53,631
- Thank you.
[sniffs]
1615
01:42:55,550 --> 01:42:58,136
- I have loved you
like a daughter
1616
01:42:58,178 --> 01:43:01,097
since I met you
at the wedding.
1617
01:43:01,139 --> 01:43:03,391
And you have done
God's work.
1618
01:43:05,060 --> 01:43:06,561
I do miss Him.
1619
01:43:09,647 --> 01:43:13,109
And it seems like you'll
get to see Him before I do.
1620
01:43:13,151 --> 01:43:14,944
Shh, child.
1621
01:43:14,986 --> 01:43:17,405
This is not
the end.
1622
01:43:21,284 --> 01:43:23,661
- I will get this to Luke
right away...
1623
01:43:23,703 --> 01:43:25,580
[paper rustles]
1624
01:43:27,749 --> 01:43:31,461
before anything happens to me,
or any of us.
1625
01:43:36,758 --> 01:43:38,259
Wait.
1626
01:43:43,598 --> 01:43:47,143
The Lord bless you
and keep you.
1627
01:43:47,185 --> 01:43:50,563
The Lord make His face
shine on you
1628
01:43:50,605 --> 01:43:52,315
and be gracious
to you.
1629
01:43:52,357 --> 01:43:56,069
The Lord turn His face
toward you
1630
01:43:56,111 --> 01:43:57,696
and bring you peace.
1631
01:44:00,782 --> 01:44:02,325
And also to you.
1632
01:44:04,202 --> 01:44:05,537
Shalom.
1633
01:44:07,122 --> 01:44:08,540
Shalom.
1634
01:44:11,126 --> 01:44:12,585
[soft kiss]
1635
01:44:27,809 --> 01:44:33,440
* *
1636
01:44:50,957 --> 01:44:52,792
[door squeaks open]
1637
01:45:00,008 --> 01:45:02,093
Mary of Magdala.
1638
01:45:02,135 --> 01:45:04,471
- It's good
to see you, Luke.
1639
01:45:04,512 --> 01:45:05,972
- What are you
doing here?
1640
01:45:06,014 --> 01:45:07,390
It's not safe.
1641
01:45:07,432 --> 01:45:08,850
I could have arranged
for people--
1642
01:45:08,892 --> 01:45:13,146
- You've been recording
an account of Jesus' birth, yes?
1643
01:45:13,188 --> 01:45:14,397
Ah, yes.
1644
01:45:14,439 --> 01:45:16,524
I've begun collecting
historical accounts.
1645
01:45:16,566 --> 01:45:19,027
- I've just been
to see Mother Mary
1646
01:45:19,069 --> 01:45:22,614
in a secure location.
1647
01:45:22,655 --> 01:45:24,449
Yes...
1648
01:45:27,452 --> 01:45:30,413
I have completed my writing
of her account.
1649
01:45:32,499 --> 01:45:33,792
Did she have
something to add?
1650
01:45:35,043 --> 01:45:40,090
* *
1651
01:45:50,141 --> 01:45:53,853
* *
1652
01:45:53,895 --> 01:45:56,189
- Almost every name of God
uses attributes
1653
01:45:56,231 --> 01:46:01,236
that reinforce how lofty,
exalted, and separate He is--
1654
01:46:01,277 --> 01:46:03,029
El Olam--
1655
01:46:03,071 --> 01:46:05,532
Everlasting God.
1656
01:46:05,573 --> 01:46:07,909
Jehovah Mekoddishkem--
1657
01:46:07,951 --> 01:46:10,370
The Lord
Who Sanctifies.
1658
01:46:10,412 --> 01:46:12,539
Jehovah Rapha--
1659
01:46:12,580 --> 01:46:15,166
The Lord Who Heals.
1660
01:46:15,208 --> 01:46:17,210
Jehovah Nissi--
1661
01:46:17,252 --> 01:46:20,255
The Lord
is My Banner.
1662
01:46:20,296 --> 01:46:22,549
Jehovah Jireh--
1663
01:46:22,590 --> 01:46:25,218
the Lord
Will Provide.
1664
01:46:25,260 --> 01:46:28,054
All true, comforting,
and singular,
1665
01:46:28,096 --> 01:46:32,559
emphasizing His untouchable,
unattainable, unrivaled power--
1666
01:46:32,600 --> 01:46:34,519
Someone so big
and omnipotent
1667
01:46:34,561 --> 01:46:38,314
that language can never
fully capture His essence,
1668
01:46:38,356 --> 01:46:39,983
anymore than
a graven image could.
1669
01:46:43,111 --> 01:46:45,613
But you know what?
1670
01:46:45,655 --> 01:46:50,660
There's something better
than words or statues or names.
1671
01:46:50,702 --> 01:46:54,998
It's something
the prophet Isaiah foretold...
1672
01:46:55,040 --> 01:47:00,628
"Behold, the virgin
shall conceive and bear a son,
1673
01:47:00,670 --> 01:47:03,715
and shall call his name
1674
01:47:03,757 --> 01:47:06,176
Emmanuel."
1675
01:47:06,217 --> 01:47:09,304
God With Us.
1676
01:47:09,346 --> 01:47:13,933
It's not about
the name Emmanuel.
1677
01:47:13,975 --> 01:47:17,604
It's about the manifestation
of that name--
1678
01:47:17,645 --> 01:47:19,773
the audacious
this-really-happened
1679
01:47:19,814 --> 01:47:23,276
miracle of God
taking on human skin,
1680
01:47:23,318 --> 01:47:25,862
arriving down
at our level,
1681
01:47:25,904 --> 01:47:28,615
surrounded by straw,
barn animals, manure, tears,
1682
01:47:28,656 --> 01:47:31,618
a wooden feeding trough
for a crib,
1683
01:47:31,659 --> 01:47:34,746
frightened parents
way over their heads,
1684
01:47:34,788 --> 01:47:37,248
total strangers
barging in on the whole scene,
1685
01:47:37,290 --> 01:47:42,295
every detail so deeply human
and raw,
1686
01:47:42,337 --> 01:47:44,881
and He was willing
to go through it,
1687
01:47:44,923 --> 01:47:48,551
even the worst,
that would come 33 years later,
1688
01:47:48,593 --> 01:47:51,971
all for one reason...
1689
01:47:52,013 --> 01:47:54,724
to be with us.
1690
01:47:54,766 --> 01:47:58,186
It almost sounds
too good to be true.
1691
01:47:58,228 --> 01:47:59,979
And that's because
1692
01:48:00,021 --> 01:48:03,692
if there's one thing you
could say God is too much of,
1693
01:48:03,733 --> 01:48:06,903
goes a little
overboard with,
1694
01:48:06,945 --> 01:48:08,988
it's goodness...
1695
01:48:09,030 --> 01:48:10,532
and truth.
1696
01:48:11,658 --> 01:48:14,035
What, then,
shall we say?
1697
01:48:14,077 --> 01:48:17,288
What of names
of prophets, conquerors,
1698
01:48:17,330 --> 01:48:21,001
secret pregnancies
and surprise guests at a birth?
1699
01:48:21,042 --> 01:48:26,256
For we cannot but speak
of what we have seen and heard.
1700
01:48:26,297 --> 01:48:30,343
That we're not
alone anymore.
1701
01:48:30,385 --> 01:48:35,807
Emmanuel,
God With Us.
1702
01:48:35,849 --> 01:48:38,935
The messages we received
mean we are not hearers only,
1703
01:48:38,977 --> 01:48:40,854
but doers and messengers
of the Word,
1704
01:48:40,895 --> 01:48:43,481
proclaiming the news to
the four corners of the earth,
1705
01:48:43,523 --> 01:48:48,194
inviting all
to come and see--
1706
01:48:48,236 --> 01:48:52,157
that the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us.
1707
01:48:52,198 --> 01:48:53,366
In Him was life,
1708
01:48:53,408 --> 01:48:55,285
and the life
was the light of men.
1709
01:48:55,326 --> 01:48:56,536
The light shines
in the darkness,
1710
01:48:56,578 --> 01:48:59,539
and the darkness
has not overcome it.
1711
01:48:59,581 --> 01:49:02,542
And it never can,
and it never will.
1712
01:49:02,584 --> 01:49:04,044
It's not that people
ought to know,
1713
01:49:04,085 --> 01:49:05,378
people could know,
people should know,
1714
01:49:05,420 --> 01:49:06,671
but people mustknow.
1715
01:49:06,713 --> 01:49:08,673
The wait is over.
1716
01:49:10,717 --> 01:49:12,093
We're the messengers now.
1717
01:49:13,345 --> 01:49:18,767
[* instrumental music *]
1718
01:49:26,107 --> 01:49:28,902
PHIL WICKHAM:
* Joy to the world, *
1719
01:49:28,943 --> 01:49:31,988
* the Lord is come! *
1720
01:49:32,030 --> 01:49:37,327
* Let earth
receive her King *
1721
01:49:37,369 --> 01:49:38,536
* *
1722
01:49:38,578 --> 01:49:44,959
* - Let every heart
prepare Him room *
1723
01:49:45,001 --> 01:49:48,421
* - And heaven
and nature sing *
1724
01:49:48,463 --> 01:49:51,716
* And heaven
and nature sing *
1725
01:49:51,758 --> 01:49:58,890
* And heaven,
and heaven and nature sing *
1726
01:49:58,932 --> 01:49:59,641
Yeah.
1727
01:49:59,683 --> 01:50:01,393
* *
1728
01:50:01,434 --> 01:50:05,105
* - We will
sing, sing, sing *
1729
01:50:05,146 --> 01:50:08,274
* - Oh, sing *
1730
01:50:08,316 --> 01:50:10,819
* - Joy to the world *
1731
01:50:13,905 --> 01:50:17,158
* We will
sing, sing, sing *
1732
01:50:21,246 --> 01:50:22,706
* - Oh, oh *
1733
01:50:22,747 --> 01:50:28,795
* - Joy to the world
the Savior reigns! *
1734
01:50:28,837 --> 01:50:33,299
* Let men
their songs employ *
1735
01:50:33,341 --> 01:50:35,218
* - Their songs employ *
1736
01:50:35,260 --> 01:50:41,808
* - While fields and floods,
rocks, hills, and plains *
1737
01:50:41,850 --> 01:50:43,643
* - Repeat
the sounding joy *
1738
01:50:43,685 --> 01:50:45,061
* - Repeat
the sounding joy *
1739
01:50:45,103 --> 01:50:46,730
* - Repeat
the sounding joy *
1740
01:50:46,771 --> 01:50:48,231
* - Repeat
the sounding joy *
1741
01:50:48,273 --> 01:50:57,824
* - Repeat, repeat
the sounding joy-oy-oy-oy *
1742
01:50:57,866 --> 01:51:00,910
* We will
sing, sing, sing *
1743
01:51:00,952 --> 01:51:04,831
* - Oh,
we will sing, yeah *
1744
01:51:04,873 --> 01:51:06,750
* - Joy to the world *
1745
01:51:06,791 --> 01:51:10,837
* - Joy to the world *
1746
01:51:10,879 --> 01:51:13,965
* - We will
sing, sing, sing *
1747
01:51:14,007 --> 01:51:15,675
* *
1748
01:51:15,717 --> 01:51:18,219
* - Oh, oh, whoa *
1749
01:51:18,261 --> 01:51:19,846
* - Whoa *
1750
01:51:19,888 --> 01:51:25,602
* - He rules the world
with truth and grace *
1751
01:51:25,643 --> 01:51:32,025
* And makes
the nations prove *
1752
01:51:32,067 --> 01:51:38,615
* - The glories
of His righteousness *
1753
01:51:38,656 --> 01:51:41,868
* - And wonders
of His love *
1754
01:51:41,910 --> 01:51:44,537
* And wonders,
wonders of His love *
1755
01:51:44,579 --> 01:51:48,541
* - His love, His love *
1756
01:51:48,583 --> 01:51:54,506
* His love, His love *
1757
01:51:54,547 --> 01:51:58,093
* We will
sing, sing, sing *
1758
01:51:58,134 --> 01:52:01,721
* - We're singing,
we're singing *
1759
01:52:01,763 --> 01:52:07,268
* - Joy to the world *
1760
01:52:07,310 --> 01:52:10,397
* - We will
sing, sing, sing *
1761
01:52:10,438 --> 01:52:16,236
* - Si-ii-ing *
1762
01:52:16,277 --> 01:52:22,867
* - Joyful, joyful
we adore Thee *
1763
01:52:22,909 --> 01:52:26,996
* God of glory,
Lord of love *
1764
01:52:27,038 --> 01:52:29,124
* - Oh, Lord of love *
1765
01:52:29,165 --> 01:52:35,755
* - Hearts unfold like flowers
before Thee *
1766
01:52:35,797 --> 01:52:40,677
* - Opening to
the sun above *
1767
01:52:40,719 --> 01:52:42,178
* - Oh,
joy to the world *
1768
01:52:42,220 --> 01:52:46,057
* - Joyful, joyful,
we adore thee *
1769
01:52:46,099 --> 01:52:49,102
* - We adore you, God *
1770
01:52:49,144 --> 01:52:52,355
* - God of glory,
Lord of love *
1771
01:52:52,397 --> 01:52:55,483
* - There's no one like You,
no one like You, God *
1772
01:52:55,525 --> 01:53:01,740
* - Hearts unfold like flowers
before Thee *
1773
01:53:01,781 --> 01:53:10,665
* Opening to
the sun abo-oo-ove *
1774
01:53:10,707 --> 01:53:14,210
* We will
sing, sing, sing *
1775
01:53:14,252 --> 01:53:17,922
* *
1776
01:53:17,964 --> 01:53:22,010
* Joy to the wor-or-old **
1777
01:53:23,345 --> 01:53:26,890
[cheering]
1778
01:53:34,147 --> 01:53:37,609
* - Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh *
1779
01:53:37,650 --> 01:53:40,862
* Oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh *
1780
01:53:40,904 --> 01:53:44,532
* Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh *
1781
01:53:44,574 --> 01:53:47,577
* Oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh *
1782
01:53:47,619 --> 01:53:52,749
* O Come, O Come,
Emmanuel *
1783
01:53:52,791 --> 01:53:57,962
* And ransom
captive Israel *
1784
01:53:58,004 --> 01:54:03,134
* That mourns
in lonely exile here *
1785
01:54:03,176 --> 01:54:08,515
* Until the Son of God
appear *
1786
01:54:08,556 --> 01:54:11,976
* Rejoice! Rejoice! *
1787
01:54:12,018 --> 01:54:15,313
* Emmanuel *
1788
01:54:15,355 --> 01:54:19,984
* Shall come to you,
O Israel *
1789
01:54:20,026 --> 01:54:22,904
[* instrumental music *]
1790
01:54:22,946 --> 01:54:27,492
* O come, Thou Dayspring,
come and cheer *
1791
01:54:27,534 --> 01:54:33,039
* Our spirits
by your advent here *
1792
01:54:33,081 --> 01:54:38,211
* Disperse the gloomy
clouds of night *
1793
01:54:38,253 --> 01:54:43,550
* And death's dark shadows
put to flight *
1794
01:54:43,591 --> 01:54:46,970
* Rejoice! Rejoice! *
1795
01:54:47,012 --> 01:54:50,390
* Emmanuel *
1796
01:54:50,432 --> 01:54:56,062
* Shall come to you,
O Israel *
1797
01:54:56,104 --> 01:54:59,399
* Rejoice! Rejoice! *
1798
01:54:59,441 --> 01:55:02,777
* Emmanuel *
1799
01:55:02,819 --> 01:55:10,076
* Shall come to you,
O Israel *
1800
01:55:12,037 --> 01:55:17,459
[* instrumental music *]
1801
01:55:28,178 --> 01:55:31,181
* Oh, oh, oh, *
1802
01:55:31,222 --> 01:55:34,267
* Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh *
1803
01:55:34,309 --> 01:55:39,147
* oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh *
1804
01:55:41,816 --> 01:55:46,404
* O come,
desire of nations bind
1805
01:55:46,446 --> 01:55:51,910
* All people in one
the heart and mind *
1806
01:55:51,951 --> 01:55:56,998
* Let envy, strife,
and quarrels cease *
1807
01:55:57,040 --> 01:56:03,088
* And be Thyself
our King of Peace *
1808
01:56:06,591 --> 01:56:09,886
* Emmanuel *
1809
01:56:09,928 --> 01:56:14,974
* Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh, oh *
1810
01:56:15,016 --> 01:56:18,103
* Rejoice! Rejoice! *
1811
01:56:18,144 --> 01:56:21,481
* Emmanuel *
1812
01:56:21,523 --> 01:56:26,569
* Shall come to you,
O Israel **
1813
01:56:26,611 --> 01:56:31,408
* *
1814
01:56:32,701 --> 01:56:34,869
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1815
01:56:34,911 --> 01:56:41,710
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